The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Chris Olakpe is dead.

According to family sources, he died on Sunday night after a brief illness.

A native of Idheze community in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, Christian Akioja Olakpe was born on the 5th of June, 1954.

He was a graduate of Sociology and Anthropology from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos.

He enlisted in the Nigeria Police Force in 1982 as a cadet assistant superintendent and traversed various commands including Bayelsa and Plateau where he served as Commissioner of Police.

He was also the Deputy Commandant of the Police Academy, Kano and Commissioner of Police of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, Lagos.

A Member of the International Association of Bomb Technicians (IABT) and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP), Olakpe rose to become Assistant Inspector General of Police before his retirement in 2014 after 34 years of meritorious service.

In 2015, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of LASTMA by the former governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode.

He is survived by two wives and children.