Rampaging commercial motorcycle (popularly known as okada) riders who killed a yet-to-identified policeman in the Cele-Ijesha area of Lagos on Wednesday also injured a Divisional Police Officer (DPO).  According to witnesses, who spoke to The PUNCH, the okada riders were said to be protesting against the enforcement of the ban on their operations in the area when the incident happened. The DPO was …

…Govt says enforcement’ll be total, provides livelihood support for willing riders From Thursday 1 September – 14 days away – commercial motorcycles (well known as okada) will be outlawed in four four more Local Government Areas (LGAs) and six Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) of Lagos State. The existing ban on okada is on six LGAs and nine LCDAs, meaning that …

From 1st June – 14 days away – the Lagos State Government will no longer tolerate commercial motorcycles (popular known as okada) on all highways across six Local Government Areas (LGAs) and nine Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). The renewed ban followed recent public outcry and condemnation of the alleged murder of a sound engineer, simply identified as David, by …

Outright condemnation and demand for justice have trailed the killing of a sound engineer, simply identified as David, by commercial motorcycle (popular known as okada) riders in Lekki, Lagos. But the Lagos State Government, through its Information and Strategy Commissioner, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, has assured that justice would not only be done, but that the state has a zero tolerance …