Over the past couple of days, several viral videos have shown soldiers and officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) engaging in physical fights and clashes. The clashes have mostly been caused by LASTMA officials attempting to compel soldiers to obey traffic laws, which then lead to physical confrontations.

And in a bid to resolve the recurring crisis, officers of the 9 Brigade Command, Nigerian Army, led by Brigadier-General Adegoke Moses Adetuyi, paid a working visit to the General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Bolaji Oreagba at the LASTMA headquarters.

During the meeting, the LASTMA boss maintained that such an occurrence would not repeat itself as existing channels of communication would be maintained and additional new hotlines be explored by the two agencies to always resolve issues.

Both organizations also agreed to strengthen their partnership on traffic management in the state.

You can read the full statement in the LASTMA tweet below.