AS part of
security
measures
to stern
the high
level of
criminality in Ethiope East Local
Government area in particular and
Delta State in general, the state
government has placed a ban on the
use of motorcycles popularly known as
Okada in Ethiope East Local
Government Area of the state.
The Secretary to the State
Government, Comrade Ovouzuorie
Macaulay, who briefed newsmen today
after the State Security Council
Meeting held at Government House
Annex, Warri, said that the ban take
immediate effect in Kokori town with a
seven days grace before the ban would
extended to the other towns and
villages in Ethiope East Local
Government Area.
Comrade Macaulay stated that the
high level of crime and criminality in
the area has taken a dangerous
dimension, and the ban was one of the
measures meant to stem the tide.
According to him, “Actually we are
here in Warri today for the normal
State Council Meeting but as you know
we do rotate it from time to time
depending on where the pressures are.
For now security pressure is here in
the Warri environment and one of the
real outcome of today’s meeting is the
fact that Security Council has decided
to place a ban on Okada in Kokori
town. Okada riding in Kokori is banned
with immediate effect.”
“In other words, from this moment
onwards, no Okada of whatever type
commercially is allowed in Kokori.
Seven days from now in every part of
Ethiope East, Okada will not be
allowed. In other words whether
Kokori, Isiokolo, Okpara, Abraka, Eku,
all kinds of Okada remain banned. But
the other villages and towns have
seven days grace from today being
Wednesday. By Wednesday next week,
Okada remain banned in the whole of
Ethiope East. But with effect from this
moment, Okada remain banned in
Kokori Town.”
While emphasizing that it is one of the
measures to stem the high level of
criminality in that community which
was the major highlight of today’s
meeting, Comrade Macaulay added
“I did not say farming, I didn’t say
trading but the use of Okada. I am
talking of the use of Okada. It has been
banned in Warri here, are market in
Warri closed?. The market women are
still going to market. So it has been
banned in Ethiope East. Government
has say before that the ban will be
extended to other parts of the state
that is what we are doing
Link
http://newsdiaryonline.com/delta-bans-okada-in-ethiope-east-lga-targets-kokori/.”

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