Some residents of Lagos State have said the state government and not transporters should be blamed for the hike in fares.

Most commercial transporters in the state have increased fares on their routes, due to reduction in the number of passengers they now carry over the social distancing guideline, necessitated by the coronavirus outbreak.

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Commuters and drivers, who spoke to Newsbreak.ng, said the government should have mandated touts, popularly called Agbero, to reduce or stop collecting daily fee from transporters, who have now forced passengers to pay more over the new arrangement.



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God go save we lagosians..

Exactly

I now pay more for transport fare
I live in igbogbo and my place of work is
at ojuduu Berger l Now. Before
Igbogbo to ikorodu garage - 100. 50
Ikorodu garage to ketu brt. 300. 150
Ketu to Berger. 100. 50
Berger to my destination. 100. 50
Total. 600. 300
Coming back
Place of work to Berger. Kek 200. 50
Berger to ketu. 200. 100
Ketu to ikorodu brt. 300. 100
Ikorodu to my house. 150. 100
Total. 850. 350

Now. 1450
Before. 650

1450@5 days 7250
7250@ 4 weeks 29,000