Commuters in Lagos, on Tuesday had a tough time going to work early in the morning and returning back home from work in the evening as BRT buses suspended bus operations across the state over possible attacks from angry youths following the death of one Miss Oluwabamise Ayanwole on Monday.
The Abule-Egba park of the BRT buses which runs dedicated trips from Abule-Egba to Oshodi and CMS/Marina was a shadow of itself on Teusday morning.
Many BRT buses were seen parked inside the garage without any staff of the bus companies seen around. Many passengers who had thronged the park were leaving disappointed, looking for alternative means of getting to their workplaces.
Also, at the Obalende park of the BRT station, many buses were seen parked without drivers inside them around 4pm on Tuesday.
When a lady selling nose masks near the BRT park in Obalende was approached, she explained that the BRT buses didn’t work because of the fear that angry Lagosians might attack and vandalise the buses over the death of Miss Oluwabamise Ayanwole.
According to the lady who simply identified herself as Miss Funmi, “The BRT buses already told us yesterday (Monday) evening that they might not work today (Tuesday). You know a BRT bus driver was connected to the death of Miss Oluwabamise Ayanwole, so the operators decided to suspend operations out of fear that what happened during the EndSARS protest where many BRT buses were vandalised, could recur.”