By The Lagos State Government has suspended the operations of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Lagos Island area of the state.
This development comes hours after the transport union’s National President, Tajudeen Baruwa threatened to take disciplinary actions against its chapter in Lagos, following the clashes in Idumota that led to the death of several persons last week.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Oluwatoyin Fayinka announced the indefinite suspension of NURTW operations on Tuesday.
The ban will affect Church Street, Eyin Eyo, and Idumota bridge in Lagos Island where the unrest took place in order to prevent further acts of violence around the axis.
Fayinka disclosed that the Lagos State Parks Monitoring Authority would resume at Eyin Eyo axis and coordinate motorists operations at the park.
The State Government has also deployed the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) to patrol the entire area and station an Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) on Idumota bidge to restore sanity around the axis.
For their alleged involvement in the unrest, two Lagos NURTW chieftains, Azeez Lawal popularly called Kunle Poly, and Mustapha Adekunle, better known as Tafa Sego, were arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command on Monday.
