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Lagos Govt To Destroy Over 4000 Impounded Commercial Motorcycles by klanny: 8:25pm On Feb 27, 2017
The Lagos State Government on Monday said it has concluded plans to commence the crushing and recycling of over 4000 impounded commercial motorcycles popularly called Okada, in line with the provisions of the State Traffic Law 2012.
The Lagos Traffic Law 2012 prohibits the operations of Okada and Tricycles also known as Keke Marwa from operating in certain routes and areas across the State.
Lagos state commissioner of Police, , Fatai Owoseni, made the disclosure at the Olusosun refuse dump site in Ojota.
He said the recent clampdown on Okada across the State was a fall out of the Government’s resolves to address the security concerns posed by their operations, adding that criminals are in the habit of using motorcycles to perpetrate crime and get away.
He said the State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode had directed that the Police and other security agencies concerned redouble efforts to ensure the Law is complied with, assuring that the clampdown will be sustained vigorously on a daily basis.Owoseni said aside impounding the motorcycles and tricycles, the enforcement would also clampdown on the operators and residents who patronise them, adding that mobile courts would be instituted to try arrested offenders.
“The operators of the commercial motorcycles and those patronizing them, with time, you will get to see the Mobile Court going around to try some of those that have been arrested.
The Police commissioner adder the State Government was considering an outright ban on okada operations in some areas of the State starting with the Lekki and Victoria Island axis.
He frowned at the flagrant way Okada and tricycle operators flout the Traffic Law especially by not obeying traffic light, saying that in most cases it leads to avoidable accident and death of innocent citizens.

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“The Okada riders, no doubt, have been a sort of menace. They go into the road and flout the laws with impunity. When they get to where you have the traffic lights, they behave as if it is not meant for them and combine with that is the way the criminal elements put the motorcycles to either snatch money or use them as a getaway in some areas and the same law says that citizens should not patronize commercial motorcycles on prohibited routes.
“Not only that, the law says that by 8pm, they should not be on the road and so the message we are passing is that this is not going to be a one-off thing, we will continue and sustain it. We just like to appeal to people to stop patronizing Okada plying restricted routes,” Owoseni said.
Corroborating him, Acting Commissioner for Transportation, Olanrewaju Elegushi said the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode recently warned all commercial motorcycles to steer clear of restricted routes as the clampdown on defaulters would be total



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Re: Lagos Govt To Destroy Over 4000 Impounded Commercial Motorcycles by klanny: 8:26pm On Feb 27, 2017
Re: Lagos Govt To Destroy Over 4000 Impounded Commercial Motorcycles by ekrizz(m): 8:33pm On Feb 27, 2017
Choi
Re: Lagos Govt To Destroy Over 4000 Impounded Commercial Motorcycles by Jabioro: 8:46pm On Feb 27, 2017
Why not sell it to other states that still need than crushing and make nothing out it, if the have about 40000 okadas.., @least rate of 30000 naira *40000=12000000 is a lot fund that would have impart...
Re: Lagos Govt To Destroy Over 4000 Impounded Commercial Motorcycles by ikorodureporta: 8:49pm On Feb 27, 2017
Why dem like to burn the things wey e cost money....*in Fela's voice

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Re: Lagos Govt To Destroy Over 4000 Impounded Commercial Motorcycles by Nobody: 9:23pm On Feb 27, 2017
From tinubu to fashola and now ambode are brutal towards the common man after election.
Re: Lagos Govt To Destroy Over 4000 Impounded Commercial Motorcycles by Vision4God: 9:51pm On Feb 27, 2017
Waow

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