Parts of Lagos- Ibadan Rail Tracks Removed, Passengers Lament As Train Stops
- Some steel parts of Lagos- Ibadan rail tracks have reportedly been removed by some unknown people
- As a result of this, the train had to stop so many times before getting to its destination according to eye witness report
- Meanwhile, effort to reach the spokesperson, Nigeria Railway Corporation, Yakubu Mahmood, was unsuccessful
Following the activities of some unscrupulous people, parts of Lagos- Ibadan rail tracks were removed, leading to the stoppage of movement during a journey to Ibadan.
According to Punch Newspaper, the train which took off from Lagos train station was heading to Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. This was revealed in a series of tweets by an eyewitness identified as Seth who was part of the journey.
Source: UGC
The tweets read:
“My first tweet went out at about 8:12 am. It is now 8:31 am and the train has stopped twice. The current explanation is that some steel parts of the rail tracks have been ‘removed’, that is the thing about bad governance and citizenship. Eventually, e go touch everybody.”
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“We are less than 5 minutes from Moniya in Ibadan and the train has halted. Judging by the time stamp of the videos I made, we’ve stopped for 10 minutes without an explanation.
“At 8:29 am, we spotted someone holding a stick. Appeared to either be on a video call or making videos of the halted train. Passengers are tense and it is becoming harder to sit still.
"My friends and I are making notes to serve as our will if things go sideways. This is what it means to be Nigerian. You are constantly finding new ways to be in situations that are nothing short of madness.
“8:46 am and train is moving again. Wish us Ijeoma.”
Meanwhile, efforts to reach the spokesperson, Nigeria Railway Corporation, Yakubu Mahmood, proved abortive as of the time of filing this report.
263 properties to be demolished in Lagos
The new rail project embarked upon by the Lagos state government, a 37-km Rail Mass Transit Red Line, will affect no fewer than 263 properties.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has presented cheques of varying amounts as compensation to the owners of the affected properties. Legit.ng gathered that this was contained in a statement released by Sanwo-Olu's chief press secretary, Gboyega Akosile, on Thursday, April 15.
Flagging off the project's construction, Governor Sanwo-Olu said the rail line which will traverse from Agbado to Marina, is expected to move more than one million commuters daily.
Traffic diverted for one year
Meanwhile, in a bid to enable the construction of Ikeja Overpass for the red line project of the Lagos rail mass transit, the state has announced that it will be diverting traffic on Adegbola Street from Sunday, April 11, for one year and three months.
This was disclosed on Thursday, April 8, by the state's commissioner for transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, who explained that the diversion was intended to prevent accidents by motorists and pedestrians during the period.
Oladeinde added that motorists from Computer Village and Simbiat Abiola Way heading towards Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway will be diverted to Akinremi street to connect Oshifila Street so as to go through the rail level crossing.
Source: Legit.ng
