Family Demands Justice After Lagos BRT Driver Allegedly Kills Teenage Girl

The family of 19-year-old Elizabeth Fresh from Delta State has called on Lagos authorities to urgently apprehend a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver suspected of fatally hitting their daughter at Airport Road junction. The driver allegedly fled the scene.

Elizabeth’s body was deposited at the Nigerian Air Force Base Mortuary on Monday, following the collision. Her father, Corporal Timi Preye Fresh, described the distress of receiving conflicting reports about the incident.

Eyewitnesses said Elizabeth was crossing the road when the bus struck her at high speed and dragged her body. Bystanders reported the driver did not stop despite calls from the crowd.

A local business owner, who had sent Elizabeth to buy vegetables, said the driver removed her phone’s SIM card after the accident. Nearby witnesses condemned the driver’s recklessness and noted that BRT-related pedestrian accidents are recurring.

The Air Officer Commanding, Logistic Command, Air Vice-Marshal Abubakar Suleh, has directed an investigation by the Air Provost Department, noting that Elizabeth’s brother is military personnel.

Elizabeth’s family has also contacted the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), which promised to provide updates within three days on efforts to identify and arrest the driver.

The family and members of the Nigerian Air Force community demand swift justice and stricter road safety enforcement along BRT corridors.

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) says yellow commercial buses, known as danfos, will not be scrapped but integrated into the state’s transport system.

Managing Director Abimbola Akinajo stated on Channels Television’s Sunrise programme that danfos transport most Lagos commuters, making collaboration essential. She explained that LAMATA’s Bus Industry Transition Programme is designed to merge the informal and formal sectors for better regulation.

Akinajo added that transport unions are already running one of the state’s BRT routes successfully and are gradually embracing regulated service standards.

BREAKING: Lagos Blue Line to Run Every 10 Minutes, 90 Weekday Trips Starting August 11


Starting Monday, August 11, 2025, the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line will increase weekday trips to 90 (up from 72), cutting travel time by eight minutes and offering a 44% time saving for passengers.

According to Kolawole Ojelabi, Head of Corporate Communication at LAMATA, four train sets will run during peak hours and two during off-peak hours.

LAMATA MD Abimbola Akinajo credited the improvement to newly procured rolling stock by the Lagos State Government, with Federal Government support. She hinted this is just the beginning, as the full Blue Line extension to Okokomaiko is expected to be completed by late 2026, with passenger services starting in early 2027.

Since starting operations on September 4, 2023, the Blue Line has transported over 5 million passengers.

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Mike Adenuga’s Globacom is Launching Public Wi-Fi in Lagos.

Nigerian billionaire Mike Adenuga’s telecom giant, Globacom wants to boost digital access and ease the pressure on mobile networks, is teaming up with Wave5 Wireless to roll out public Wi-Fi across key parts of Lagos.

The new partnership, which kicks off with a pilot phase, aims to serve over 200,000 users by targeting bustling locations like Tejuosho and Arena markets, as well as 15 Lagos bus shelters managed by LAMATA.

The project is expected to offer internet access at an affordable daily rate of ₦500, giving users about three hours of Wi-Fi use per day.

For Globacom, this is more than just a technical upgrade, it’s a strategic step in its long-term plan to deepen its digital footprint and ease congestion on its mobile networks.


The company will offload some of its 3G and 4G traffic onto Wave5’s infrastructure, allowing users to switch seamlessly between mobile data and public Wi-Fi in busy areas.

“This partnership redefines connectivity in Nigeria,” said Biola Akinyemi, Wave5’s CTO and co-founder. He described the project as a response to the everyday frustration of unreliable network service, especially in dense urban zones.

Wave5 believes the model could generate over $7 million in recurring annual revenue, and the company is currently raising $3 million to take the project beyond Lagos and into other parts of Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa.

The broader vision is to create a shared infrastructure system, one that can be used by multiple telecom operators, not just Glo. Wave5’s founder, Ayọ̀wándé Adálémọ, sees this as a way to close the digital gap across Nigeria, especially for small businesses and low-income users who are often left behind in the data revolution.

This move also fits into a wider pattern of investment from Globacom. Earlier this year, the company extended mobile coverage to Kura, a remote community near Abuja, connecting 12,000 residents many of whom had never had mobile service before.