The residents and motorists in Lagos State have called on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to urgently address robberies in gridlocks in the metropolis which, they said, had become their nightmare.

They also urged the governor to ensure that bad portions of the roads which often created the gridlocks were repaired.

Those who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria said that they had lost their valuables and were at times maimed by the hoodlums.

NAN reports that the hoodlums often seized advantage of the slow moving traffic to brandish their gun to unsuspecting motorists and their passengers before demanding for their valuables.

The robbers employed various modes for their operations, including using motorcycles whereby two people rode on a motor bike and while one gets down to rob unsuspecting motorists, the other waits on it to zoom off with him after they had completed their robbery.

At times, one of them would pretend to be crossing the road only to get the driver to stop and as soon he did, the others swooped on the vehicle to rob the occupants.

Also, they would tell the driver that his tyre had gone down or that his fuel tank was leaking just to get him to stop. The situation made it imperative for all to be vigilant.

Narrating their experiences some of the victims of these robbery ploys said they were helpless as there were no security agents to save them.

A lady who pleaded anonymity said that three hoodlums tried to rob her around 8pm in a slow moving traffic at Odo Iya Alaro, Maryland.

“The hoodlums after tapping on my door glass for me to wind down still took their time to follow my car as I had to change lane twice before the road later became free and I zoomed off,” she said.
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Lagosians groan over robbery in gridlocks

Chai...if only they can speed up the CCTV installation.