Commuters stranded as commercial bus drivers protest on Lagos-Badagry Expressway
Published 6 March 2021
Commuters were on Saturday stranded along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway as drivers of commercial bus popularly known as ‘Danfo’ protested alleged extortion and constant manhandling by louts.
No commercial shuttle was seen plying the roads while several commuters were spotted trekking.
Only commercial motorcycles were seen having a field day bargaining and conveying passengers on an agreed payment condition.
The News Agency of Nigeria reported that commercial bus drivers had embarked on a “cease commuter operation” along the Lagos-Badagry axis up to Mile 2 area of the state, following what they termed an unbearable increment in their ticket fees.
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Lagos impounds 200 trucks, as gridlock persists on Oshodi-Apapa expressway
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By Olasunkanmi Akoni
Lagos State Special Traffic Management Team said, yesterday, that it has impounded 200 trucks in the last 48 hours in the Apapa axis for flouting the directive of the newly introduced electronic Call-Up System and indiscriminate parking on the road.
This came on a day the gridlock continued on the ever-busy Oshodi-Apapa expressway, despite current effort to decongest the road.
Motorists and other road users were held up in traffic for several hours to get to their destinations.
Enforcement agents were nowhere to be found on the road as only men of the Nigerian Customs Service, truckers and members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, were seen controlling traffic around Mile-2 and Otto Wharf area along Oshodi Apapa Expressway.
Lagos traffic team impounds 200 trucks, as gridlock persists along Oshodi-Apapa expressway
On
By Olasunkanmi Akoni
Lagos Special Traffic Management Team has impounded at least 200 trucks in the last 48 hours in the Apapa axis for flouting the directive of the newly introduced electronic Call-Up System as well as indiscriminate parking on the road.
Meanwhile, gridlock has continued on the ever-busy Oshodi Apapa Expressway, despite the current effort to decongest the road as trucks and fuel tankers took over the road.
Residents, motorists and other road users were held up in traffic for several hours to get to their destinations.
Enforcement agents were nowhere to be found on the road as only men of the Nigerian Customs Service, truckers and members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, were seen controlling traffic around Mle-2 and Otto Wharf area along Oshodi Apapa Expressway.