The Lagos Bus Service Limited, operators of the state-owned transportation bus, have denied the allegation that its bus was used to convey the thugs that disrupted the #EndSARS protest in Lagos on Thursday.
The bus operator made the rebuttal in a statement published on Twitter on Thursday in reaction to criticism from Lagosians.
A viral video on Twitter showed some of the thugs nearby one of the LASGBUS at Alausa, Ikeja, with many social media users insinuating that the individuals were conveyed in the bus.
However, the company stated that the bus was not hijacked by the thugs but ran into the protesters and the driver drove it to a safe place.
It added that the passengers later got back into the bus and continued their journey.
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LBSL BUSES NOT USED BY THUGSOne of our buses, during the normal cause of operations, ran into approaching protesters.
Commuters in the bus scampered for safety due to the imminent danger.
The bus was not hijacked.@jidesanwoolu@lagosstategovt@jag_baba @idowuoguntona— LagosBusServicesLtd (@Lbslng) October 15, 2020
2/ Our passengers returned into the bus after & continued their journey.
In the interim, we are forced to suspend all Bus Services temporarily & apologize to all our passengers for any inconvenience this may cause them.@jidesanwoolu@lagosstategovt@jag_baba @idowuoguntona— LagosBusServicesLtd (@Lbslng) October 15, 2020
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