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Okada riders bid Lagos Farewell as police enforce ban
The enforcement of the ban on motorcycle and tricycle operations in major areas of Lagos state took effect on Saturday, this has caused most commercial motorcyclists popularly known as okada riders to start leaving the state
A resident of Ishaga Close, Itire, Yusuf Salau, told EkoHotBlog in the early hours of today that a number of motorcyclists left Igbeyin Adun Street, Ishaga, around 6am on Saturday in two trucks loaded with their motorcycles
The majority of them are not from Lagos. They told me they were going back to their states. It is possible some of them would relocate to neighbouring states where there is no ban,” Salau said.
Another rider, Salisu Garuba, from Nasarawa State, said he just bought his motorcycle and he did not want to lose it to the police.
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He stated, “I am going back to my state. Police once seized my motorcycle and I knew what I went through before I got it back. If they seize it this time around, I doubt I would get it back.”
The state government had on Monday proscribed the operations of okada and tricycle riders in Apapa LGA, Apapa Iganmu LCDA, Lagos Mainland LGA, Yaba LCDA, Surulere LGA, Itire-Ikate LCDA, and Coker-Aguda LCDA.
Others are Ikeja LGA, Onigbongbo LCDA, Ojodu LCDA, Eti-Osa LGA, Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA, Iru-Victoria Island LCDA, Lagos Island LGA and Lagos Island East LCDA.
The ban covered 2,000 routes, including major roads, expressways and bridges.
Meanwhile, stranded commuters around the state have expressed discomfort caused by the ban which affects six local governments and nine local council development areas of the state.
A hair stylist in Ogba, Mrs Olabisi David, said she trekked from her residence in Ikeja GRA to Ikeja under bridge, where she boarded a bus to her shop
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