A tricyclist (Keke operator) has taken his life after unsuccessful attempts to reclaim his confiscated keke from government officials in the Ikorodu area of Lagos state.

Eyewitnesses in a video footage shared on X, say the tricyclist rider was intercepted by officials for an alleged traffic violation .

The officials then seized his tricycle and transported it to their office near Jubilee Estate along the Ikorodu-Sagamu Expressway.

The Keke rider tied to retrieve his tricycle but his efforts were in vain.

The tricyclist, frustrated, hung himself from a tree in front of the office of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), and Vehicle Inspection Officers, at Ikorodu.

In the video, a corpse is seen hanging from a tree with a rope around the neck. A note attached to the video suggested that the tricyclist’s actions were driven by his frustration at not being able to recover his tricycle.

An eye witness, Prince Excel said; “This is early Thursday morning, July 11, 2024, an unfortunate situation just happened right now. A man just committed suicide on the major road at the Jubilee Estate in front of the LASTMA gate on the Sagamu Road. This is quite unfortunate,”

The note read, “A tricyclist, Keke Marwa rider, just committed suicide. He hanged himself in front of LASTMA’s office at Odogunyan in Ikorodu. Reportedly, his Keke was taken from him. He begged them (for) so long but they refused. So, the man decided to hang himself in front of their (office). So sad.”

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