Idumota Mayhem: LASG Suspends NURTW Activities Indefinitely

By Akinwale Kasali

The Lagos  State Government has suspended the activities of the Lagos State National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW.

The indefinite suspension of  NURTW, led by Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, in Idumota area of the State, was  a result of the mayhem a couple of days ago which claimed the lives of four people with several injured.

Properties worth millions of Naira was also destroyed with shops owners and prospective clients at the market losing their phones and other personal belongings.

Contrary to the earlier statement by the NURTW distancing itself from the crisis, Azeez Kunle Lawal, known as Kunle Poly  indicted MC Oluomo as the mastermind of the attack, alleging that it was the factionalized NURTW Group of MC Oluomo that was responsible for the mayhem.

Kunle Poly had revealed that there was a planned attack and witchhunt against him by MC Oluomo who took some Parks away from him because he believed he was loyal to his predecessor, Tajudeen Agbede.

He added that he had petitioned Governor Sanwo- Olu and the immediate past Lagos State Commissioner of Police, AIG Hakeem Odumosu, over the activities of MC Oluomo’s boys.

Following this crisis, the National Body of the NURTW threatened to  suspend the Lagos State Chapter, but the State Government swung into action, suspending the transport union operations around Lagos Island particularly on Church Street, Eyin Eyo, and Idumota bridge indefinitely due to the recent clashes.

In the aftermath of the clashes, Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS) on Monday disclosed the arrest of Kunle Poly and Mustapha Sego, whose groups engaged in a violent clash that left four people dead.