Commercial motorcycle riders damaged 42 buses – LAGBUS


The management of LAGBUS following the latest Nigeria news upraise on Tuesday involving motorcycle riders and the Lagos State Government, the LAGBUS management reported a total 37 of its buses were damaged during the protest by business-related motorcycle riders in Lagos on Monday.
The company is one of the operators of buses using the dedicated Bus Rapid Transit
lanes in the city.
Mr. Babatunde Disu, Managing Director of LAGBUS, told the Nigeria News Agency of that in spite of the damage, no traveler was injured.
Disu said that the company was still taking stock.
Mr. Kolawole Ojelabi , the External Relations expert of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, another operator on the BRT lane, said five buses owned by the authority were damaged.
Ojelabi said the quick intervention of policemen prevented further damage.
He said, “Although commuters were stranded at our bus stations because ticketers were not on the ground, we commenced operation immediately normalcy returned.
Meanwhile, those who spoke with NAN condemned the action of the motorcyclists..
Mr. Oladele Banjo, a civil servant, who resides at Sango and works in Ikoyi, said he had to trek from Ikoyi to CMS because of the crisis.
Another civil servant, Mrs. Ibukun Adegbesan, said, “It is unlawful for certain people to hold the state to ransom for selfish reason.”
“The law is functioning and commercial motorcyclists have to put up with it; after all some states have enforced the law and yet heads did not roll.
A banker, Mr Ralph Edet, said that the destruction was a foolish way of protesting because the buses are for the masses.
“Nigerians should learn not to destroy government property as a way of showing their grievances because it causes a setback to the economy,’’ Edet said
NAN reported that due to the protest, most commuters were stranded while others had to trek to their destinations.