Gridlock at the Mowe end of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Saturday left hundreds of motorists and commuters stranded.
The traffic jam resulted from a petrol tanker that fell in front of NIPCO Filling Station, Mowe.
The gridlock was worsened by the ongoing road construction in the area, with many commuters, especially those travelling out of Lagos spending several hours in traffic.
The tanker, which fell around 3pm and spilled its content, was cleared around 8pm.
SUNDAY PUNCH learnt that some miscreants flooded the road to scoop fuel as men of the Federal Road Safety Corps blocked the expressway from and to Ibadan on both sides for the trans-loading of the fuel.
A commuter, Gbenga Adelaja, said he left Ojodu-Berger around 4pm for Ibadan, Oyo State, to spend the weekend with his family but got trapped in the gridlock, adding that he terminated the journey after spending about five hours on the spot. Read more
