Highway robbers on the long bridge end of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway have devised a new means to waylay and rob unsuspecting motorists and commuters of their valuables and money TheNewsguru.com TNG can authoritatively confirm.
A resident of Magboro in Ogun state who doesn’t want his name disclosed has opened up on his experience on the long bridge on Sunday night when returning from his outing.
He said that some group of boys started pelting his vehicle with big stones and bottles in a bid to force him to stop so he could be robbed.
He added that instead of stopping he increased his speed and sped off to prevent being double crossed by the robbers.
His car was badly damaged due to the pelting of stones. by the robbers.
He lamented the porous security situation on the long bridge saying his life could have been endangered if he was scared and stopped at the time the robbers were stoning his car.
The Wawa police station was contacted and its operatives were drafted to beef up security on the long bridge.
He however, called on the Lagos and Ogun state government to intensify their security network on the long bridge saying it’s gradually becoming a notorious route for both motorists and commuters plying the road.