RESIDENTS of Oju Odo, in the Ikotun area of Igando-Ikotun LCDA of Alimosho LGA, have lamented the poor condition of the road linking Ikotun to other parts of the state.
According to media reports, the road started falling apart after the incessant rainfall in June 2022, with a large part of the road collapsing into a canal, while tyres were used to barricade parts of the road to prevent commuters from plying it and falling into the canal.
The road is a stone’s throw from the Alimosho Local Government Area Secretariat.
An official of the Lagos State Park Management, Ikotun, Momodu Aliyu, stated that the situation was getting worrisome, as many had narrowly escaped death.
He said, “The government should fix this road. It is already causing a lot of threats to commuters. Last week, a tricycle fell into the canal; thank God nobody died. The road has been like this for the past six months.”
A commercial driver, Ahmed Muyideen, said that the road had been difficult for motorists to ply, adding that relevant authorities had refused to intervene.
He said, “That place is dangerous. It is a two-lane road that is not wide enough to occupy more than one vehicle at the same time, but some drivers are always careless. Drivers that are not used to the area when driving at night might not know that that place is open and they might plunge into that canal. So, the lives of people are at risk. Speeding vehicles can even push people into the canal.”
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