Thousands of commuters were stranded at numerous stations around Lagos, according to Nigerian News Agency (NAN).
Innocent Kanu, a BRT commuter, stated he waited three hours for BRT at Iyana-Ipaja, after which he had to board another commercial bus at an expensive fee.
He claimed that a daily trip from Iyana Ipaja, which used to cost N1,200, now costs him N3,200 owing to the lack of BRT buses.
Another passenger, Lara Badmus, a former Banker now selling jewelry at Dosumu in Lagos, said she spent N1,500 from Igbogbo in Ikorodu to Dosumu market in Lagos.
A staffer of an insurance company in Costain, Benjamin Ajayi, said getting to work was so hectic and expensive compared to other days because once BRT shuns operations other transporters extort passengers.
Mr. Ajayi sympathized with the families of the deceased and prayed for the Lagos State Government to get justice for the dead victim as soon as possible.
Chidi Tobechukwu, a phone repairer at Computer Village in Ikeja, said he spent N700 commuting from Iyana-Ipaja to Ikeja due to the lack of BRT service in Lagos.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, according to Primero’s Public Affairs Officer, Mutiu Yekeen, ordered the company’s operations to be suspended.
Mr. Yekeen said that the governor’s decision for all BRT buses was prompted by a protest to mourn the death of Ms. Ayanwole.
Many children from public schools, who generally get free BRT bus rides, were stuck at multiple BRT stops in Lagos.
Miss Oluwabamise Ayanwole, 22, was last seen on a BRT bus driven by one Andrew Nice, who fled after voice notes and a video clip of the victim recorded on the bus indicated that she was unsafe.
It was reported that the police recovered Oluwabamise’s corpse with some body parts missing around the Ebute Ero area of the state.
Operatives of the Department of State Services later arrested Nice at his hideout in Ososa, Ogun State.
The driver was subsequently handed over to the police as he was paraded at the command headquarters in Ikeja on Monday.
