By CHIAZO OGBOLU

The Lagos State Government says an illegal turning point impeding traffic at Fidelity Bank/Ikota on Lekki-Ajah Expressway has been temporarily blocked by HITECH.

Mrs Bolanle Ogunlola, Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Lagos Ministry of Transportation, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday in Lagos.

Ogunlola said the illegal turning point was blocked on the instructions of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Mr Sola Giwa.

She added that the blockage was aimed at reducing the lawlessness in the axis.

?Before the blockage, the illegal turning had contributed to the gridlock along the Lekki-Ajah corridor (both sides of the road).

?This has led to miscreants or area boys taking advantage to extort money from motorists freely.

?The spot has also been a den for robbers, robbing motorists of their valuables and causing multiple accidents with their notorious activities,? she said. (NAN)