Protesting students of the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education on Thursday blocked the Lagos-Badagry expressway at Ijanikin in solidarity with the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities.
The protesting students obstructed the free flow of traffic on both sides of the highway for many hours, causing untold hardship to motorists and commuters.
Many commercial drivers, who were stuck in the heavy traffic, discharged their passengers and made U-turns while commuters disembarked from buses and trekked to the next bus stop to board vehicles to their destinations.
Many car owners, who could not abandon their vehicles, lamented the traffic disruption.
Ben Dan Borno, a clearing agent at the Seme border who experienced the delay caused by the traffic, wondered why the students were punishing innocent road users.
Sola Oloyede, a trader at the Seme border, also bemoaned her ordeal in the traffic.
The students had last Friday barricaded the road, demanding educational reforms.
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