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The Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria (JDWAN) says its members still face violent attacks from hoodlums and motor park thugs and officials in Lagos. The Lagos chapter of JDWAN is the umbrella body of commercial drivers in the state. In a statement on Wednesday signed by its National Leader, Akintade Abiodun, JDWAN urged the Lagos state government to arrest and publicly prosecute the “violent agberos (motor park thugs) that attack us daily, stop the extortion at every bus stop and give the poor drivers some time.” ....
Many commuters were stranded in Lagos State on Monday as commercial bus drivers commenced a seven-day strike. The strike is due to the alleged extortion ....
The Lagos State commercial drivers under the aegis of the Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria (JDWAN) have vowed to continue their protest and strike action till November 6 despite threats by motor park managements and caretaker committees. ....