They listed the points of alleged extortions to include: Badagry, Mile 2, Seme, Ogijo, Ikorodu, Ikeja, Agric Bus Stop, and many parts of the state, saying they paid as high as N5000 and N7100 at some places.
The statement was signed by JDWAN’s National Leader, Chairman, Secretary, and Assistant Secretary; Akintade Abiodun, Opeyemi Suleiman, Ajimatanarareje Feyisayo, and Taofeek Hassan respectively.
“This is to notify members of the public and the Lagos State Government over multiple and excessive extortions by the motor parks and garages management.
“We have been sentenced to extortion and violent harassment by the state transport agencies – Lagos State motor parks and garages management and Lagos State caretaker committee.
“On a daily basis, we lose half of our income to the motor park boys; we pay excessive charges in the garages and at every bus stop where we drop off passengers; either we pick up passengers or not, we pay morning afternoon, and night. Some routes have 25 bus stops which also serve as illegal tax collection avenues,” the statement partly read.
“We crave the indulgence of the public to go through the meticulous breakdown of this unprecedented level of extortion we go through below:
“From Badagry to mile 2, we pay N3500 & N5000 apart from 25 illegal tolling/ticketing by motor park hoodlums who collect N200 to N300 per bus.
“From Seme in their park, they do collect N7100 in the morning before loading our buses yet we are still subject to illegal collection on the highway.
“On Federal Mass & Coaster, we pay over N12,000 on each trip from Oko Afo to CMS or to Oyingbo, including loading charges and illegal payments at several bus stops until we get to our destination.
“From Ogijo to Ikorodu, we pay over N5500 per day. Garage Ticket – N850, chairman ticket – N1700, king’s levy N200, Ita Oluwo N500, Odo Gunyon – N1200, Ile Epo oba – N200. We also pay N900 for passing by, whether you pick up passengers or not.
“At Ikorodu roundabout, we pay N1000 in the morning and afternoon and we pay N500 naira in the evening which makes is N2500.
“At Benson bus stop, we pay N900 for a whole day loading at 300 naira each for morning, afternoon and evening.
“At Agric bus stop, we pay N200 to eight motor park thugs, it is called welcome to Agric tax. When we stop to load for passengers at agric bus stop, we pay an extra N300 which isn’t part of the N1600 welcome to agric tax.
“When we get to Aunty Kenny Bus Stop, we pay N200 before buying a Lagos State ticket for N500.
At Ogolonto bus stop, we pay N100, at mile 12 bust stop, we pay N500 for plying the expressway and N1000 for plying the service lane (for buses en route Yaba Oyingbo).
