Ambode support group woos Okada riders with ‘Okada Allowed’ stickers

      All Progressives Congress Governorship candidate, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, his deputy, Dr. (Mrs) Oluranti Adebule and Chairman, Support Group for Ambode 2015, Chief Demola Seriki launching the OKADALLOWED sticker campaign in Ikeja, Lagos on Monday

Okada Rider Shot Dead By Trigger-happy Policemen In Lagos

Some trigger happy officers of the Nigeria Police this morning, Tuesday, 6 November, allegedly shot dead a commercial motorcycle rider popularly called Okada rider, at the Ilupeju by-pass area of Lagos state, Southwest Nigeria for flouting the state Road Traffic Law.

The okada rider, whose identity is yet to be known, was said to have been shot at 10.52 am on the chest by men of the Ilupeju Police Station who immediately fled from the scene after the act.

He was rushed to Teju Hospital adjacent the scene of the incident by passers-by but reportedly died before he could be treated.

Traffic law: Lagos destroys 3,000 seized okadas

Seized okadas being destroyed

The Lagos State Government has commenced the process of crushing 3, 000 motorcycles, popularly called okada, impounded from their owners for violating traffic law.

Officials of the state Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit on Tuesday dismantled the okadas at the task force yard in Alausa.