A major crisis was averted at the Lagos ports on Tuesday when members of the Lagos State Park and Garage Committee invaded the port’s access roads, dislodging members of truckers’ unions and issuing tickets to truck drivers at the second-gate axis of the Tin-Can Island Port in Apapa.
Eye witness account confirm that trouble started when members of the Mr. Musiliu Akinsanya- led Lagos State Park and Garage Committee came into port early in the morning with several touts with policemen with vehicles marked as Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS)
The eye witnesses reported that the Lagos State Park and Garage Committee members chased those who have been selling tickets at the ports’ gates and began to issue their own tickets at N4,000.
As the crisis escalated, the Port Police Commissioner, Mr. Taiwo Adeleke was alerted, and he reportedly called the attention of the Lagos State Police Commissioner of Police, Mr Sylvester Alabi and Head of RRS to ascertain if they were aware of the operations of the state Park and Garage Committee in the port.
Our sources confirmed that the two officers said they were unaware of the visit, a development that made Adeleke to visit the scene.
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Sources confirmed that members of the Park and Garage committee took to their heels upon sighting the Port Police Commissioner, Mr. Taiwo Adeleke team.
Reacting to the development, an official of MOB Resources Limited, operators of MOB Truck Park who pleaded anonymity, explained that the gate of the park had to be shut to prevent the clash from escalating into the facility.
He said: “MOB Tin-Can is currently closing its gate as there is a serious brawl between rival gangs. Once things normalize, we can open our gate. This is to secure lives and property within our premises.”
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