The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has urged commuters to credit only authorised bank accounts in paying for transport services.
The Consultant, Corporate Communications, LAMATA, Mr. Kolawole Ojelabi, warned commuters patronizing its services not to make funds transfer into any personal account under any guise.
Ojelabi said LAMATA is aware of a viral video, which shows a group of ladies claiming that an official asked them to make payment for a train ride into a personal bank account.
That, they claimed, was due to their inability to make payment via the available Point-of-Sale (POS) machines due to poor network.
Ojelabi said the claim in the viral video did not define or represent the services offered on the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line System from Marina to Mile 2.
He said: “For the avoidance of doubt, any ride on a regulated public transport in Lagos State is paid for using the Cowry Card.
“To load a Cowry Card, commuters may either use a POS machine or load money from their personal account to a wallet linked to the card, or to a designated collecting account by the service provider, Touch and Pay Ltd.
“Each train station has a unique account number attached to it. For instance, Marina Station account would read “COWRY MARINA” to enable the provider to determine from which station payment is made.”
Ojelabi urged that in the event of any infraction in the system by anyone, an email should be sent to info@lamata-ng.com or call/SMS/WhatsApp +234-909-952-6282.