Transporters protest illegal checkpoints along Lagos ports corridor
The National Executive Council of the Council of Maritime Transport Unions and Associations, COMTUA, has accused the Lagos State Trucks and Cargo Operations Committee, LASTCOC, of disregarding a resolution reached at a peace meeting convened by the Commissioner of Police, Western Ports Command. COMTUA alleged that LASTCOC had continued to mount illegal checkpoints, collect levies […] Transporters…
The National Executive Council of the Council of Maritime Transport Unions and Associations (COMTUA) has accused the Lagos State Trucks and Cargo Operations Committee (LASTCOC) of ignoring a peace meeting resolution to end illegal checkpoints and levies along the Lagos port corridor. COMTUA's National President, Prince Adeyinka Aroyewun, revealed that the meeting, held in accordance with police directives, resulted in an agreement that no union or committee should conduct business, mount checkpoints, or collect levies, tolls, or tickets along the port corridor.
However, Aroyewun alleged that LASTCOC operatives resumed illegal toll collection and extortion just 24 hours after the agreement. The union further warned truckers not to pay levies or purchase tickets at what they described as illegal checkpoints, emphasizing that any payment encourages LASTCOC's unlawful activities.
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