Toyin Ogunmuyiwa, a self acclaim Traffic officer in Ota, Ogun State is a man or traffic figure most people and vehicle owners including Articulated vehicle drivers (truck drivers)around Fan-Milk and Ado-Odo Ota local government council road known as man to give you traffic directions especially when you are confused and cannot navigate your destination at the roundabout areas.
Swiftly you found him chanting down your attention to inquire about your traffic challenges, having listen,he quickly give you a succour description of how you navigate with his usual hand demonstration in display of where and when to turn to get yourself out of your road confusions.
When Globalreport correspondent inquire from him how he was able to acquaint himself with traffic prerequisites when not a trained traffic-man,he replied he delved into Traffic directing after years of frustrations to get a job at the Ota local government two decades ago immediately he finished his Industrial Attachment at the aforementioned council, 'it was then I picked the job menially and thereby acquaint myself of the lessons of stopping a vehicle before you pass another' he confessed.
Though Ota Fan-Milk roundabout is one of the busiest and truck-laden route that connects inbound/outbound Oju-Ore to Lagos-tollgate and Odo-Eran outbound to Lagos Ayobo/Ipaja Boundaries with Ogun State, Sanje the Traffi-man have over the space of 20 years accustomed to self- practice Traffic management at Ota Fan-Milk roundabout.
Our Further probe to his financial survival hence no government or organisations pays him any Salary or wages,he made it known to globalreport that though nobody or organisations have him on their payrolls,the little tips he got from those who appreciates him though meager is all he's been surviving and living on.
The over two decades of daily Traffic job Toyin Ogunmuyiwa aka 'Sanje' is been routinely engaged without Salary, shifting, Annual-leave benefits in Ota is Enough to attract your generosity when next you visit or passby the Ota-Fanmilk Roundabout where you meet or See the popular 'Sanje' as is fond passionately holding hands of little pupils and aged ones crossing them with his yellow-Traffic stick to the other side joyfully.
Oh ! This daily activities has become a niche for him.
Weldone officer 'Sanje'
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