Hundreds of motorists and passengers going to Mile 2 were on Saturday stranded as flood from a morning downpour disrupted free movement on the trade fair and Abule-Ado axis of Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that flood from the downpour blocked the trade fair axis, temporarily impeding movement of vehicles on the expressway.
NAN also reports that the rainfall, which started at 5.00.a.m and continued for hours, forced many passengers to come down from commercial vehicles and resort to trekking from Abule-Ado to Barracks in Ojo.
Some passengers and motorists urged the Lagos State Government to clear the drainage to avert such flood incidentsl
Mrs Ibironke Adegboyega, a trader in Ebute-Aro, Lagos Island, said that the flood had prevented her from going to open her shop.
Another passengers trying to cross from one side of Lagos Badagry expressway to the other during the downpour on Saturday.
“The flood has completely blocked the expressway, some vehicles that tried to access the road had been trapped in the flood.
“The drainage is blocked by plastics and nylon preventing the passage of the water.
“Lagos government should wake up to its responsibility and clear the drainage, they should also warn the traders against indiscriminate dumping of refuse.
“I have to go back home now because it is dangerous to force your way in there due to the flood,” she said.
Commuters trekking due to flood caused the morning downpour in Lagos
Mr Toyosi Stephen, a passenger, said the blockage of the expressway was due to the way the contractor handling the project constructed the road.
