Travellers Left Stranded As Drivers Protest Killing Of Driver & Pregnant Woman On Benin-Lagos Road

“We left Onitsha around 10:30 p.m. Armed robbers attacked us immediately after we left Benin, as we headed to Okada. We managed to escape and decided to park somewhere because the shooting was too much. We discovered the conductor of the bus had been killed. The hoodlums also robbed several vehicles close to where we parked, including Ezenwata bus and some small buses. They were shooting everywhere.”

“There was a robbery incident at Okada Junction, where they killed a conductor and an expectant mother. This incident triggered the luxury bus drivers to block the road so that nobody could go or come in. “They vowed not to leave the highway until the federal and state governments tackled incessant robbery on Benin-Lagos Expressway."

“It was very tough. You can imagine somebody  who has been on the road since 11 a.m till now. It is not easy; the experience is terrible. v“More than three weeks since I have been coming here, there is no day there has not been a robbery attack on this road.”
 

“We received this report this morning about the traffic jam that occurred around Okada Junction as a result of a robbery. We got in touch with the Director of SS and the commissioner of police. We saw the thousands of stranded passengers and drivers.
“…I assure you now security agencies are going to increase their presence around here and across the state. We have the responsibility to make sure that our state is safe and everybody who passes through here does so safely. We are going to increase security on major roads by involving members of the communities, the Army, police and others.”

“…The hoodlums, who came from the bush, shot the windscreen of the bus and injured the conductor, who died in the hospital.
“I will say kudos to my men who attended to the distress call…"