Man commits suicide at traffic agency’s premises in Ogun
A manager of a fleet of trucks, identified as Fatai Salami, last Monday, threw the premises of Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Abeokuta, Ogun State capital into confusion when he drank an insecticide known as Snipper and died. It was gathered that he chose the option when one of the trucks under his care was penalised for violating traffic rules by TRACE officials last Thursday and the owner of the truck threatened to sack him if he did not return with the truck. He was said to have followed his driver to the premises of TRACE to plead for the release of the truck that was seized from his driver in Abeokuta for flouting the social distancing order and failure to use face masks. It was gathered that frustrated by the non-release of the vehicle as he was allegedly asked to pay a fine of N215, 000, he reportedly opted to drink the poisonous substance. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, Public Relations Officer of TRACE, who confirmed the death of the deceased in their premi...