As part of the Lagos State Government efforts to eliminate traffic gridlock and curb illegal extortion along the Apapa/Tin-Can port axis, the State Government has identified nine illegal checkpoints were trucks will no longer be allowed to be stopped. This is even as the State Government banned all military checkpoints along the port corridor in Lagos port area.

In a statement signed on Monday by the Special Adviser on Transportation to the Lagos State Government, Oluwatoyin Fayinka, the State Government said that trucks will no longer be stopped at checkpoints located at Ijora Badia (LPC axis), Mile 2 Under and Over the bridge, UBA (TCIPC corridor), NAGAFF Area B, RRS Marine Bridge, 7up, Fidelity Roundabout, Etisalat Roundabout (LPC axis) and RRS (TCIPC corridor).

According to the statement, “At a Stakeholder meeting with Transport Unions, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Hon. Oluwatoyin Fayinka declared that the State Government will enforce zero tolerance on illegal extortions and activities of miscreants along the corridor through Special Mobile Courts created to address the aforementioned challenges.

“Fayinka also explained that in streamlining the corridor, illegal extortion points will be disbanded and the agencies charged with the role of managing traffic flow along the axis have been clearly defined and assigned to prevent any illegal activity that can hinder the smooth port operations for all Stakeholders.

“The Transport Special Adviser further stated that Trucks will no longer be stopped for ETO at Ijora Badia (LPC axis), Mile 2 Under and Over the bridge, UBA (TCIPC corridor), adding that Truck movement will not be interfered with at NAGAFF, Area B, RRS Marine Bridge, 7up, Fidelity Roundabout, Etisalat Roundabout (LPC axis) and RRS (TCIPC corridor).

“Fayinka also revealed that the agreed checkpoints have been assigned to specific agencies. He explained further that some checkpoints will be manned by the NPA alone, while some other checkpoints will be assigned to NPA and the Lagos State Government. In the same vein, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Rapid Response Squad and the Nigerian Police Force will manage some points independently without interference from the other agencies, while Military checkpoints will no longer exist along the Port Corridors.

“The Transport Special Adviser however sounded a warning to unions and hoodlums extorting motorists along Tin-Can saying their activities will no longer be allowed on the corridors as they are also inimical to seamless traffic flow.

“The Special Adviser urged all stakeholders to cooperate with the new strategy and coordinate themselves accordingly as this will improve movement along the port access roads which will better economic activities.”

https://tribuneonlineng.com/lagos-bans-military-checkpoints-in-apapa-outlaws-nine-illegal-checkpoints/

Lalasticlala

These check points create an artificial hold up and milk Nigerians 100s of millions of Naira daily if you don't know ..this money goes all the way to the top.I hope lagos can achieve this

Good one

Even touts dey get checkpoint along that corridor, can you imagine such lawlessness

I hope the Lagos State Government will truly work on this issue.

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Nice

Thats what's up mah niggarr.....

This shit ain't real....

There are lots and lots of illegal checkpoints everywhere in this shit hole country

This government should do the right thing not this trashy stuffs

Rastaramsey:
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T don start work already

Good one

This is just 5% of the issues and nuisance in the Mile2/apapa region. The unnecessary extortions by area boys, police, customs etc on Tokunbo vehicles on that road is alarming. You’d spend nothing less than 10k on the road driving a Tokunbo car from apapa to Mile2, they will still steal things from your cars in motion.
Police will take their own and leave the area boys to extort you, army self go collect Tokunbo money, anybody with a reflective will mount road block and collect 1k per vehicle.
The whole area needs to be raided with a strong force.

Noted

A step in right direction

Good one.

Checkpoints were meant to curb insecurities, but the security agencies have turned it into extortion points thereby creating artificial gridlock

A state that works while others continue to hate on their success

Yinmu

Army checkpoints are normal in the east



Complain and you'll be tagged ugm and shot on sight if them vex they'll burn down your village nothing will happen

Let’s hope it works. Because those military guys in apapa are something else. They’re the one behind the incessant parking of trailers and indiscriminate violation of traffic laws by those northern Okada riders.

This is good but it's just when d election is around d corner that we witness all these ease from governments.

ill pursuit...how long would this ban continue before it catches up with the ill society...?

Audio banning

Hmm

All to fool the already foolish masses

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Buhari will handle Security.
Osibanjo will handle the economy.

How far with the security?
How far with the economy?

Good. They should go to the North and mount those checkpoints. The North is very vast....there can never be enough check points there.

Okay

If Tinubu becomes GCFR God forbids, Lagos will have some special status

Tinubu the master planner. He no wetin him dey do.

Please replicate this at Idi iroko to Ota Road.

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