Okada Riders Damaged 42 Buses…LAGBUS, 37 & LAMATA, 5

The management of LAGBUS Assets Management Ltd on Tuesday [Oct. 23] 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.

 

Ojelabisaid 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 News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) condemned the action of the motorcyclists.

 

NAN reported that due to the protest, most commuters were stranded while others had to trek to their destinations.