Police Ban Ticketing, Revenue Collection On Lagos Port Corridors
The Western Ports Police Command has prohibited revenue collection and ticket sales on the Apapa and Tin Can Island port access corridors in Lagos.
The directive followed a dispute between the Committee of Maritime Transport Unions and Associations (COMTUA) and the Lagos State Trucks and Cargo Operators Committee (LASTCOC) over the proposed collection of Lagos State revenue tickets along routes leading to the ports.
COMTUA had petitioned the police, describing the proposed ticketing activities on the port access roads as unauthorised.
In response, the Commissioner of Police, Western Ports Command, convened a peace meeting between the two groups at the command headquarters to resolve the disagreement and prevent a possible breakdown of law and order along the busy maritime corridors.
The meeting was attended by the Deputy Commissioners of Police in charge of Operations and Administration, the Area Commander, Tin Can Island, Divisional Police Officers from Apapa, RORO and Tin Can Island, as well as other senior officers of the Ports Authority Police Command.
The Nigerian Ports Authority was also represented by the Principal Security Officers of the Apapa and Tin Can Island ports.
Speaking at the meeting, the National President of COMTUA, Yinka Aroyewun, said both parties agreed to maintain peace and avoid actions capable of disrupting law and order along the port corridors.
The police command subsequently reaffirmed that committee or union activities, including revenue collection and ticket sales, would not be permitted on the port access roads.
According to the command, “revenue collection and sale of tickets on the port access roads is illegal and will not be allowed.”
The Commissioner of Police urged the parties to comply with the resolutions reached at the meeting, stressing the importance of maintaining peace, ensuring the free flow of traffic and preventing disruptions to port operations.
COMTUA commended the police command for its intervention, describing it as timely, and urged truckers to continue their lawful businesses without fear of harassment or illegal ticket collection.
The development is expected to ease tensions among transport stakeholders and help maintain smoother traffic movement along the Apapa and Tin Can Island port corridors.