By Dayo Johnson
Members of the Ondo State Flitchers Association yesterday barricaded the Benin/ Ore/Lagos Expressway in protest against alleged illegal extortion.
They accused officials of Ogun State government of extortion in the name of collecting revenue from them while transporting planks and teak wood through Ogun State.
Traffic at Ajebandele, the Produce Control Post between Ondo and Ogun State was disrupted for hours as the protesters blocked the highway thereby causing temporary hardship for commuters.
The protesters displayed placards with various inscriptions, alleged that many of their members have suffered physical assaults from agents of the Ogun State Government, at any slight provocation.