NPA Burst Syndicate Sabotaging Truck E-call Up System At Lagos Ports, Intercept 413 Fake Number Plates

Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) burst syndicate sabotaging the Truck Electronic Call-up system at Lagos Ports.

Intercept 413 fake number plates, 282 fake MMS stickers from the syndicate at the MPS pre-gate in Apapa.

E-call up project, launched by the agency in 2021, was designed to allow truckers to book turns to enter the Ports.

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it has burst a sophisticated syndicate sabotaging the Truck Electronic Call-up system designed to end the massive gridlock witnessed on the Lagos port roads.

In a press statement, the Authority said it intercepted 413 fake vehicle number plates and 282 units of fake Minimum Safety Standard (MSS) stickers from the syndicate at the MPS pre-gate in Apapa.

“In a move geared towards frontally tackling the activities of unpatriotic elements sabotaging NPA’s electronic truck traffic management (e-Call Up) system also know as Eto, the Authority’s officials and security agents undertook a spot check of the MPS Pregate where a mind boggling discovery of 249 fake vehicle plate numbers and 149 units of Minimum Safety Standard (MSS) stickers were discovered.

“Further checks of the terminal led to a discovery of another 164 pieces of vehicle number plates and 133 pieces of MSS Stickers that are not fixed on any truck in readiness to be deployed for proxy booking.

“The fake number plates and MSS tickets were immediately confiscated and the terminal manager invited for questioning,” the NPA statement read.

The Authority vowed to consolidate the e-call up project, which was launched by the agency in 2021 alongside an app called Eto, and designed to allow truckers to book turns to enter the Ports.

“This development validates the Authority’s position on the existence of a deliberate and well orchestrated effort to undermine the electronic Call Up system which was initiated by the NPA to eliminate human interface in managing traffic in and out of the Ports as a measure of sustainably taming the menace of traffic gridlock hurting the national economy.

“The Nigerian Ports Authority is however resolute in consolidating the e-call up project and its other process automation initiatives in order to grow the maritime sector to its full potential,” it added.

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