One killed, 3 injured as hoodlums attack LASTCOC members at Tincan
One killed, 3 injured as hoodlums attack LASTCOC members at Tincan
Segun Oladipupo
One assistant truck driver popularly called motor boy was allegedly killed as three other sustained gunshot and matchet injuries when hoodlums swooped on the members of the Lagos State Truck and Cargo Committee (LASCTOC)
In a letter to the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority NPA, the chairman of the committee, Alhaji Lukman Shittu Zangalo lamented how his.m3mbets came under heavy attack while trying to promote traffic sanity along the port corridor.
The hoodlums were said to be generating revenue from traffic anarchy sabotaging Authorities’ efforts to enhance traffic orderliness, trade facilitation and seamless evacuation of cargoes at the Tincan Port corridor.
He said, “In our effort to promote traffic sanity and orderliness in collaboration with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) along Tincan Port axis, on the 6th of February 2024, our members came under heavy gun and cuttlass attack of miscreants/hoodlums generating revenue from traffic anarchy that is sabotaging Authorities effort to enhance traffic orderliness, trade facilitation and seamless evacuation of cargoes at the Tincan Port corridor.
“During the attack, a motor boy was shot dead by the miscreants while three others sustained matchet and bullet injuries.
“Recall on the 6th of December 2023, our members came under attack by same miscreants at the Tincan Second Gate when we embarked on road clearance operation exercise together with the members of NPA and Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) where our vehicle was damaged, LASTMA personnel wounded and one of the miscreant was whisked away by the Police as attempted to snatch riffle from a security personnel in our team.
“We are calling on all our members as usual, to remain peaceful and law abiding as the matter is presently handle by the Police Authority to ensure the perpetrators of this dastardly act brought to justice.
“As for LASTCOC, no amount of threat, intimidation, attack, cheap blackmail by the beneficiaries of traffic anarchy in the maritime industry would make us back off from our mandate and determination to promote traffic sanity, trade facilitation, seamless evacuation of cargo and ease of doing business in the ports in the best interest of our national economy and haulage business.
“While appreciating the ongoing demolition of shanties serving as weapon arsenal and hideouts for criminals and extortion bandits by the authorities, accept assurances of our esteemed regards.”
