Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday announced a total ban on commercial motorcycles popularly called Okada in some parts of Lagos State. Areas listed in the total ban are Ikeja, Surulere, Apapa, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland and Eti-Osa local government areas.
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The governor, according to one of his aides, Jubril Gawat who shared in the information on his social media page, said the governor took the decision during a meeting with Divisional Police Officers of the Lagos Command of the Nigerian Police Force. It was learnt that the decision by the governor flowed from Thursday’s killing and burning of a sound engineer, Sunday David at the Lekki area of Lagos.
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The Governor said the ban was the first of the phases that the government would enforce from June 1, 2022 . He said other areas of the state would come under total ban in the overall plan to rid the state of Okada.
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