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NRC seeks support of Lagos State Government to end trading on rail tracks

By on January 20, 2014

Mr Akin Osinowo, the Regional General Manager of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) in Lagos, has called for the support of Lagos State Government in the fight against trading along the rail tracks.

Osinowo made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday.

According to him, the district has increased the number of trips under its Mass Train Transit (MTT) services for frequency of trips.

“We have been giving people orientation and have not failed to chase them away to the point of arresting some.

“The main problem is that once we chase them away, before you know it they are back on the rail tracks again,” he said.

“ If the government provides market places, many of them will desist from the habit of turning rail tracks to shops, “ he said.

Osinowo said that the district would soon double the number of its daily trips to make train movement more frequent.

Osinowo said that the management would not condone the habit of traders selling their wares on rail tracks any longer. (NAN)