OKADA RIDERS

Okada Riders Protest Lagos Govt Clampdown.

Dozens of commercial motorcyclists, a.k.a. Okada riders yesterday took to the streets at PWD, Oshodi to protest the clampdown on their operations by the Lagos State government.
Okada riders protesting over the ban on operating on highways by the Lagos State government and unjustified arrest and brutalisation of their members by the LASTMA officials at Agege motor road between airport bus stop and PWD bus stop
The protesters blocked a portion of the Agege Motor Road at PWD Bus Stop in front of Sam Ethinam Air Force Base. They made bornfires on the road and disrupted traffic.
Attempts by officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA and policemen to dislodge them initially was resisted by the riders who also blocked the road with their motorcycles.
They were, however, subdued by the combined force of LASTMA officials, policemen from Area ‘F’, Ikeja and Air Force officers.
Some of the Okada riders condemned attempts by the Lagos State government to ban their operations in the state, adding that massive unemployment forced them into the business.