https://informationengine./2015/07/10/vehicle-owners-protest-extortion-by-kwartma-in-ilorin/
Members of Commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as Okada Ridders in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital have staged a peace and quiet protest over suspected extortion by officers of Kwara Road Transport Management Agency(KWARTMA) on daily bases.

The aggrieved motorcyclists, who started their protest from Taiwo road as earlier as 7 am on Thursday went to the Government House to tender their grievances to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed.While speaking with Journalists, the leader of the commercial motorists, Mr. Adebowale Okunola said ” the reason for our protest is that KWARTMA people are trying to frustrate us. We are not happy riding this bike. It is because of the harsh economic situation. We are just doing it to survive so that we can cater for our needs.

“We plead with the Kwara State Government to kindly assist us plead with these KWARTMA people. They are surely arresting us too much. If the arrest one of our member, the person pays up to N10, 000. That is an excessive amount. How much do we make a day?

“We beg this Kwara State Government to have mercy on us. They should scrap KWARTMA”.

But the Chief Executive Officer of KWARTMA, Mr. Yekeen Babatunde Bello in his reaction said that “the claim by the Okada people that our officials charge them N10,000 is a surprise to me. It also so not true that our personnel demand for N200 bribe from arrested Okada people because anyone caught will be suspended for first offender and dismissal for further indulgence.

“The penalty is there. I have told them to obey traffic rules and regulations. There are regulation there. If you assault anybody of official that arrested you, you will pay extra penalty for the assault. The fines are clearly stated according to the law. Paying up to N7000 or N8000 is probably when you are fighting with our personnel.

“That means you have assaulted them and assault there carried N5, 000. But in most cases, the fines are either”
https://informationengine./2015/07/10/vehicle-owners-protest-extortion-by-kwartma-in-ilorin/

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PLS THAT PICTURE IS NOT FROM ILORIN.

IT WAS ACTUALLY OKADA RIDERS THAT DID THE PROTEST NOT VEHICLE OWNERS

How much are they earning per day, dat they would be collecting such amount from them..

#Ilorin shaa!!!..

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That picture is not from Ilorin. Ilorin does not use yellow buses.
There's no point attaching an irrelevant picture to a post.