The Chairman of Shuttle Drivers, Lekki Peninsular Estate, has denied claims
that five people were killed during the clash between commercial bus drivers and
commercial bike riders at the Lekki/Ajah area of Lagos State on Friday.
According to him, five people were only injured, 31
vehicles damaged and 26 persons arrested.
The chairman, Mr. Jimoh Yakubu, said that his
association incurred over N10m debt from damages done to about 31 buses by
the irate motorcyclists.
Yakubu lamented that there seemed to be no end in sight in the ongoing feud between bus drivers and motorcyclists in the area.
Yakubu lamented that there seemed to be no end in sight in the ongoing feud between bus drivers and motorcyclists in the area.
He alleged that on Sunday, the motorbike riders
attempted to attack them yesterday, but the attack was aborted due to heavy
presence of policemen.
It would be recalled that on Friday, November, 28, 2014, motorcycle operators and members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), where it was alleged that four people.
Yakubu explained that the crux of the matter was the issue of banning of the motorcycles.
He said the action of the estate CDA’s did not go down well with the motorcyclists.
It would be recalled that on Friday, November, 28, 2014, motorcycle operators and members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), where it was alleged that four people.
Yakubu explained that the crux of the matter was the issue of banning of the motorcycles.
He said the action of the estate CDA’s did not go down well with the motorcyclists.
Yakubu said: “Before the Friday attack, the
motorcyclist
attacked us on Thursday, claiming that we the bus driver connived with the police and the estate residents to chased them out of the park. On that Friday, we were in the park, picking passengers when suddenly we saw about 30 motorcyclists, wielding dangerous weapons and coming towards our park. Before we knew what was happening, they had descended on us and machete some of our drivers. When the dust settled, we counted about 31 buses damaged buses. Five people were also injured.”
attacked us on Thursday, claiming that we the bus driver connived with the police and the estate residents to chased them out of the park. On that Friday, we were in the park, picking passengers when suddenly we saw about 30 motorcyclists, wielding dangerous weapons and coming towards our park. Before we knew what was happening, they had descended on us and machete some of our drivers. When the dust settled, we counted about 31 buses damaged buses. Five people were also injured.”
A resident of the estate who craves anonymity said: “I
wish you were here on
Friday to see what these so called Hausa motorbike riders did. How
they were attacking people with machetes in broad day light. It’s we, residents
who decided that we didn’t want motorbike riders in the estate, due to
prevailing security challenges. We don’t want to experience what is going
in the North
East in Lekki Peninsular Estate.”
East in Lekki Peninsular Estate.”
The residents were said to have engaged the services
of the Oodua Peoples’ Congress (OPC), who started chasing out of the estate on Friday.
It was that day they mobilized and started attacking people, including attacking
residents.
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