Nigeria: Two Die as Commercial Bus Drivers Protest in Lagos

12 April 2010

Lagos — NO fewer than two persons Monday lost their lives as commercial bus drivers in Lagos State stayed off the road, protesting alleged excesses of the officials of the Lagos State Transport Management Authority, LASTMA, leaving commuters stranded at bus stops across the state.

The two persons whose identities Vanguard could not ascertain at press time, were said to have died in two separate incidents at Mile 2 Oke area of Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of the state.

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