Agric Ikorodu bus stop, once a safe and reliable transit point for commuters, has increasingly become a hotspot of danger and chaos.
The designated Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lanes, meant to ensure smooth and secure travel for passengers, are now being overtaken by commercial buses and Okada riders.
This growing disorder has turned the area into a daily scene of traffic accidents, putting the lives of residents and commuters at serious risk.
In recent times, Agric Ikorodu bus stop has lost its reputation as a safe haven for travelers.
The dedicated BRT lanes, designed to streamline traffic and reduce accidents, are no longer respected. Okada riders and commercial buses frequently invade these lanes, creating a hazardous environment that disrupts traffic flow and increases the likelihood of collisions.
Commuters and residents have raised alarm over the persistent disregard for traffic rules, which has led to numerous accidents in the area on a daily basis.
Calls are mounting for urgent intervention by the Lagos State Government and local law enforcement agencies to restore order, enforce traffic regulations, and safeguard the lives of people living and commuting through Agric Ikorodu.
In the same vein, Ikorodu garage, despite the intervention of Lagos State Police Taskforce to take traders and market women off the main road, the traders have become adamant to adjust to government regulation.
Many commuters that spoke with this platform in an interview expressed satisfaction for hearing market traders have been taking off the road.
Newsconnect gathered that some of the marketers come from remote communities as far as Agbowa, Imota, Ogijo, Odonguyan, Isiwu, in Ikorodu division to sell plantain, fufu, pepper, groudnut, pure water soft drinks etc on a a daily basis at Ikorodu garage.
These petty traders paid unremitted tax to self acclaimed stakeholders in the axis.
There is a new sheriff in town, we appeal to Prince Ladega to put this issue on the front burner among other things.