EKO HOT BLOG reports that there was pandemonium in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State on Friday as aggrieved residents stormed the streets to protest after a trailer crushed four persons to death in the area.
It was gathered that the victims were crushed to death by the trailer at First Gate-Lagos State Polytechnic axis of the Ikorodu road on Thursday.
EKO HOT BLOG further learnt that the trailer also injured one person after it rammed into a tricycle popularly called ‘Keke’.
Hundreds of the protesters, which included transporters on the road, set a born fire and blocked all routes leading to the road as passengers had to trek long distances.
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Speaking, an eyewitness, who described the Ikorodu Road as a “death trap”, urged the government to pay urgent attention to the road.
He said, “Five people were involved yesterday. Four of them died and one was badly injured. The contractor has abandoned the project and claimed that the Federal Government has not paid.
“The Federal Government should look into this and do something about it urgently. This road has been abandoned.
“This is a hill and trailers fall easily. It is less than 200 metres. The contractors must return to the site. We cannot be allowing people to die here.”
EKO HOT BLOG gathered that security operatives have been deployed to restore order in the area.
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu
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