The Lagos State Government has vowed to crack down and bring the full weight of the law on criminal elements who are fond of attacking and vandalising BRT buses in the state.
Mr. Idowu Oguntona, the Managing Director/CEO of Lagos Bus Services Limited (LBSL), disclosed this on Wednesday during an interactive session with Journalists.
Mr. Oguntona recounted the attack on one of the company’s buses by hoodlums, adding that “these criminals vandalised the bus and caused panic among the passengers”.
He said, “Such behaviour is inhumane, intolerable, and totally unacceptable. The Lagos State Government will not allow such acts of lawlessness and illicit acts to continue”.
Mr. Oguntona stated that the bus, which was travelling from Mile 2 to Leventis, was approaching the Ore-Ofe bus stop on the Orile axis with 35 passengers on board when a large mob suddenly emerged and swarmed the bus. The attackers assaulted passengers, stabbed them with sharp objects, and robbed them of their phones and other valuables.
He reiterated the government’s commitment to ensuring that those responsible for this heinous act are punished, adding that “these agents of anarchy have no place in any decent society”.
