Bedlam on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Motorists on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have been expressing their frustrations following the traffic that has made travelling in and out of the Centre of Excellence hectic for almost 24 hours.

The traffic, which was triggered by a fuel-leaking tanker at the Kara area of Ibafo, Ogun State, began in the early hours of Tuesday. The impediment was cleared around 3pm yesterday.

It, however, brought out the ‘madness’ out of commuters, especially, commercial bus drivers, who, out of impatience, abandoned their lanes to drive against on-coming vehicles, and in the process, locked down the dual carriage highway.

Those trapped for hours in the traffic snarl made frantic efforts to get updates to plan their trips.

Many, who work in Lagos but living in communities on the highway corridor, spent hours returning home as trips that could have taken their minutes, took several hours.

The Nation, April 3, 2019

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