An early morning downpour in most parts of Lagos on Friday resulted in gridlock on many roads, with commuters and motorists groaning due to difficulty in movement.
Correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria report that the rainfall began around 5am and lasted till about 1pm.
Most residents and commuters resorted to trekking as manycommercial vehicles could not ply their routes while those on the roads were trapped in traffic jams.
Many government and private companies workers were stranded at various bus-stops as most of the commercial vehicles available were already filled with commuters.
Ikorodu town was held in the tight grip of a long, endless queue of vehicles, with the ongoing road expansion work in the area compounding the already chaotic traffic situation.
The Ikorodu Road to Funsho Williams Avenue, down to the Eric Moore flyover and Ijora to Apapa were blocked.
NAN reports that the situation was not different in Egbeda to Iyana Dopemu, Ayobo- Ipaja to Iyana-Ipaja, down to the Dopemu flyover, to Oshodi and Mushin as well as Mosalashi to Yaba.
Also, Igando to Ikotun, down to Ilepo was blocked as the construction work at Ilepo contributed to the gridlock on the Iyana-Ejigbo to Isolo route.
Maza Maza to Mile 2 was heavily congested with traffic due to the flood under the Mile 2 bridge, while Orile-Iganmu to Eric Moore road was heavily flooded.
The situation was so bad along Orile – Iganmu to Costain that manyvehicle owners were driving against the traffic.