Uniformed men, especially those purportedly working for the disbanded task team, have been blamed for this by truck drivers and importers.
The escalating incidents of corrupt practices involving uniformed men, particularly the police and those from the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA), have led to various forms of protests by truck drivers, which Daily Trust has captured in a series of reports.
Part of the extortion scheme is the aiding and abetting of illegal use of the Apapa outward lane by truck drivers or owners who pay bribes of about N250, 000 to the uniformed agents.
Others who officially pay for a tag, which was originally initiated by the truck owners association as a means of controlling traffic at the onset of the gridlock caused by failed portions of the roads, are made to wait on queue for over a week.