Illegal Tax Collections Banned In Lagos Over Driver-Agbero Clash

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The Chairman of the Lagos State Parks and Garages Association, Musiliu Akinsaya, also known as Mc Oluomo, has banned collections of illegal taxes levied by agberos in some part of the state.

This is coming after the clash between the commercial drivers and highway tax collectors popularly known as agberos in the state.

Recall that the commercial bus drivers, recently, staged a protest against extortion by the agberos in the state.

A source who spoke with newsmen after a meeting with MC Oluomo, said the collection of illegal taxes have been abolished from Oshodi to Tollgate route.

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He said, “Mc Oluomo told us when we held a meeting with him at the state council that no driver from Oshodi to Tollgate must be compelled to pay illegal agbero taxes anymore.

According to him, the drivers who ply the Oshodi-Tollgate route would only obtain tickets and pay loading fees.

“We are only to buy two tickets in a day, after which we will not pay anything aside from loading fees. The normal ticket sold and approved by the Lagos State Park Management is just N800.

“He said those extra taxes imposed at Iyana Ipaja and Agbado Ijaiye were no longer valid. We can either buy our daily tickets in Oshodi or Tollgate, and either will be recognised.

“Afterwards, we will buy the council ticket and booking for security, which is about N500,” he said.

He added that MC Oluomo has said the drivers would no longer pay for tickets on Saturdays and Sundays.

“For weekend jobs, Mc Oluomo has mandated that no driver should be made to buy tickets on Saturdays and Sundays,” he said.

“The union should only compel us to buy tickets from Monday to Friday. We should be given the chance to take something home to our families.”

He added that MC Oluomo also donated N1 million to those who were injured during the attack on protesting drivers

“There are no more unbearable taxes. All we have to pay in a day is a little below N2,500 compared to the N20,000 we paid previously,” he added.