The Council of Maritime Transport Unions and Associations COMTUA, owners of articulated trucks on Nigerian roads, has petitioned President Bola Tinubu over what it described as the failure of the Lagos State government to protect truckers and other road users from widespread extortion, harassment and intimidation by organized street urchins.
In a petition dated January 13, 2026, and signed by its President, Comrade Yinka Aroyewun, the union said the situation has deteriorated into frequent vandalism of trucks, serious injuries to drivers and, in some cases, loss of lives.
