Nigeria: Court Nullifies Collection of Toll On Ikoyi-Lekki Link Bridge By Lagos Govt

28 March 2014

Chaos as activist, others block bridge State govt appeals judgment Davidson Iriekpen and Gboyega Akinsanmi A Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday ordered the Lagos State Government to stop collecting toll on the N29billion Ikoyi-Lekki link bridge, describing the act as illegal.

No sooner was the judgment delivered than the human rights activist and counsel in the suit, Mr. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, mobilised aggrieved Lagosians to block the link bridge, thereby preventing motorists from easy access.

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