Despite the nationwide outcry, the Lekki Concession Company has reopened the Lekki Tollgate.
Security men have taken over the area to forestall any breakdown of law and order.
The firm had announced it would begin toll collection at the tollgate on April 16.
“Following months of engagement with key stakeholders within the Eti-Osa /Lekki-Epe area, Lekki Concession Company Limited (LCC) hereby officially announces the formal return to tolling operations on Friday, April 1, 2022, at the Ikoyi Link Bridge Toll Plaza. However, toll payment will not commence until April 16, 2022,” said LCC chair Yomi Omomuwasan.
Vehicles were seen moving freely in the area on Friday morning, but protesters were expected to converge on the toll plaza.
On Thursday, police commissioner Abiodun Alabi warned the residents against protesting at the toll plaza.
“While the command is not averse to the peoples’ right to freedom of assembly and association; and expression, the command will equally live up to its mandate of ensuring that no person or group of persons is allowed to infringe on the fundamental human rights of others, especially the rights to freedom of movement and right to dignity of human persons,” said a police statement.
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