Commotion As Thugs Attack, Rob BRT Passengers In Lagos

On Tuesday, August 13, some passengers who were boarding a high-capacity bus-based transit system, popularly known as Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), were attacked and robbed by some street thugs, in Orile Lagos.

A victim of the attack, also an eyewitness, Dare Abiola, noted that the street boys who disguised as protesters against the seizure of motorcycles by the task force, attacked their bus around 1 pm and took away the passengers’ valuables.

Abiola also lamented that his money and some of his valuables were stolen by the hoodlums. He added that the attack went on for about 20 to 30 minutes without the intervention of security personnel.

He said: “I boarded a BRT bus from Mile 2 going to CMS. When we got to the Odunade bus stop, we noticed a crowd had gathered, and some were marching to the Orile bus stop.

“From what we heard, they said they were going to Orile police station to go and attack some policemen who I learnt had raided some motorcyclists around the Odunade-Coker axis.

“As we moved further, the crowd grew. When we got to the Alafia bus stop, in front of the NNPC fuel station, some guys started breaking the BRT windshield and the windows.

“Personally, they collected my bag and my phone. Before I released the items, they threatened to stab me with a Trophy bottle.”

However, he noted that he went to Orile police station to file a formal complaint.

Speaking on the incident, the state’s police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, noted that he does not have the details of the incident yet.