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APAPA GRIDLOCK: e-Call system machine crashes, as trucks take-over roads again
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…Lagos traffic team overwhelmed; residents, motorists groan
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By Udeme Akpan, Olasunkanmi Akoni & Godwin Oritse
Truck and tanker drivers, yesterday, stormed the Oshodi-Apapa and Ijora-Apapa expressways, following unconfirmed reports of collapse of the electronic Call-up system machine, resulting in total gridlock, as residents and motorists got stranded for several hours.
The situation was worsened as traffic law enforcement agents abandoned control to miscreants and officials of port unions.
No official of the newly created Lagos State Special Traffic Management Enforcement Team could be seen at the gridlock points.
Nigeria: Apapa Gridlock - Truck Owners, Port Operators Allege Extortion By Presidential Team, Others allafrica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from allafrica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Apapa Gridlock: Truck owners, port operators allege extortion by presidential team, others
Trucks drivers allege they are forced to pay between N70,000 and N280,000 per truck to access the port. 4 min read
Importers, clearing agents, truck owners and other operators at the Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports in Lagos have cried out against alleged extortion by security officials at the facilities.
Some of the operators who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday blamed the worsening traffic gridlock along the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway and the port access road at the Tin Can Island Port Complex on the illegal activities of the security officials.