The management of
LAGBUS Assets Management Ltd on Tuesday said that 37 of its buses were damaged
during the protest by commercial motorcycle riders in Lagos on Monday.
The company is one
of the operators of buses using the dedicated Bus Rapid Transit lanes in the
metropolis.
Mr. Babatunde Disu,
Managing Director of LAGBUS, told the News Agency of Nigeria that in spite of
the damage, no passenger was injured.
Disu said that the
company was still taking stock.
Mr. Kolawole Ojelabi
, the External Relations Specialist 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
operational and commercial motorcyclists have to abide by it; after all some
states have enforced the law and yet heads did not roll.
A banker, Mr Ralph
Edet, said that the vandalism 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.
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