geeez: Why are these guys so lawless?

You've been restricted from riding on only 452 out of over 9,000 roads. Why on earth is that hard a rule to stick with!?

I think government needs to get firmer

Na lie Government dem dey Lie about the road matta oooo..They are arresting the okada men even on my street in Dolphin Estate... Am not disputing the fact that the policemen might be overzealous but the Government are responsible for their actions.. So the Okada men as human will surely fight for their means of livelihood...

Okija_juju:

Because out of the 9000 roads, only 452 are good roads..

Odinaka00: Fashola is the best governor..........ACN is the best party

buroda ode. Shio!!!

I don't know what to say about LASTMA. On my way to a wedding ceremony, apparently unsure if I was about to enter into a wrong way, I immediately pull over and beckoned to the LASTMA controlling Traffic. This happened at Oshodi. He directed me and I proceeded only for them to run after me and got me arrested for plying a wrong way. Is this what they are told to do ? Worst is their mannerism and tout like behaviour. Yet some people celebrate them. The battle line is drawn between me and them. I have my own plans.

Again, I want to question the manner the police are going about enforcing this okada ban. Just at the exit of the opebi link road to oregun, I witnessed what could have resulted into the death of 3 people - the rider and two women. The police patrol van recklessly crushed the okada to the ground. Now the the rider was quick to get up and took to his heels. Nevertheless they went after him pointing their guns as if he were an armed robber. Would these same policemen chase a BOKO HARAM on the loose ? It was not sufficient that the rider left his bike for them to confiscate, they chased and chased . . . I didn't see the end of it because the traffic light signalled me to drive. The fate of the other women remained unclear to me. My question is, must you kill and maim to enforce this ban ? And talking about the roads, where are they ? May be death traps instead of roads. Yes the roads are many and mapped yet the navigator gets you confused by misleading you to go on pot holes ridden routes in which your judgment would probably have been better. We celebrate mediocrity too much jo. Eko o ni baaje but Eko to me don dey spoil. Ban them if you must but not kill them and fix the roads and I'll know you're up to something. Besides we don't need to glorify you for doing any good because that's what we elected you to do in the first place. "Aguda o je la be geesi, ise owo wa la wa nje - Orlando Owoh"

sucess001:


so cos LASG tells u they got 9000 roads...u sef believe? where the 9000 roads na? na inside dem office e dey

govt firmer ko...farmer ni...expect more citizen disobedience if u dont tink of the citizens before comin out weit a policy

if you disobey you will be purnished

Idle mind is devil workshop. Very soon okada will metamorphose a militant group. Shola what are you trying to turn lagos to lagositan?

more are still on the way, pls watch out.

mukina2: Aggrieved riders of motorcycles popularly called Okada plying Magodo area of Lagos State took to the Ojodu Berger road on Monday to engage some officers of the Lagos State Traffic and Management Authority in a fight after a raid by a combined team of policemen and LASTMA officers.

Our correspondent gathered that an Okada rider, said to be plying one of the restricted routes, was chased by the patrol teams.

An eyewitness said when they left after chasing other Okada riders away, others went on the rampage threatening to attack any LASTMA man in sight.

When our correspondent arrived at the scene of the incident, some of the protesting Okada riders were seen blocking the Roundabout at the end of the road with a traffic box.

They also beat two officers of the LASTMA controlling traffic on the road before they were rescued by passers-by and members of the Ojodu-Berger chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers.

Some of the motorcycle riders said they were not operating on any of the restricted routes in the state and could not understand why the police had continued to molest them.

The incident caused a gridlock before members of the Ojodu-Berger chapter of the NURTW mobilised themselves to control the traffic.

Chairman of the Ojodu-Berger Park of the NURTW, Mr. Tokunbo Seriki said the police were on a “sanitising” exercise across motor parks in the area.

He said it was after they finished checking the park that they decided to move to the Okada Park.

Seriki said, ‘‘I was told that a fight was about to break between the LASTMA officers and the Okada riders, so I quickly moved in with my officers. This axis is known for peace and we will not compromise the peace for anything. We will control the traffic till we are sure the officers are safe.”


http://www.punchng.com/news/okada-riders-beat-up-lastma-officers/

fashola pls ride on awa gbadun re...

geeez:

Lagos remains the only state I can drive around using my navigation system in Nigeria. Its simple because all the roads are mapped and can be counted easily. Even when you look at the navigation map, you can count hundreds of roads on a wide screen of an LGA. If Lagos tells you it's got a million roads you can't doubt it because they have it all mapped. My navigation map even seems to show that there are over 9,000 roads in Lagos.

There are GPS navigation maps of Lagos, Abuja, port Harcourt and many others states. don't let your ignorance come out in the open.

geeez:

My navigation map even seems to show that there are over 9,000 roads in Lagos.

There's a special place in hell for liars. Remember that.

olaolaking:

if you disobey you will be purnished

olodo...do u know what 'civil disobedience' means? oya google am and come back here when u re better educated

geeez:

Is this an attempt at humor? Certainly not funny

Simple truth...hahaha

ACN has turned to

A= ASSOCIATION OF

C= CONFUSED

N= NONENTITIES

who has lost focus as a result of selfish interest.

I can assure you that this MEGA city plan will boomerang but maybe by then the man that is deceiving you and me today in the guise of saving live will not be here with you and me in Lagos. He would have gone abroad.

He lives in the ISLAND, and works in the mainland, So how is he going to know what you and I are going through.

be careful when you comment on government policies.

geeez: Why are these guys so lawless?

You've been restricted from riding on only 452 out of over 9,000 roads. Why on earth is that hard a rule to stick with!?

I think government needs to get firmer

hunger begats desperation....

Okija_juju:

Because out of the 9000 roads, only 452 are good roads..

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Really

Those LASTMA guys are goons. There should be a better way of controlling the Okada riders other than banning.

geeez: Why are these guys so lawless?

You've been restricted from riding on only 452 out of over 9,000 roads. Why on earth is that hard a rule to stick with!?

I think government needs to get firmer

but they are been arrested in street as well.

Everyone is going to get used to it at some point. Same thing happened in other cities (Port Harcourt, Calabar, Enugu, Abuja etc) I don't see any big deal about whether it was planned or not planned or why same should not be done in lagos. So quit blabbing about how life is hard without the okada.

D ban is a very good move to b honest! But som1 needs to control them police officers. Niggas b acting like dey own d road

I still maintain that if there are no proper alternative means of transportation like inner city railway lines (subways & monorails), effective marine transportation, reliable and effective standardized bus services. Then the Lagos state govt has no business banning Okada in an ill prepared mega city. Don't deceive yourselves, Lagos is not ready for life without okada.

Multitude standing @ bus stops...fashola's vision of a mega city

talktimi: I still maintain that if there are no proper alternative means of transportation like inner city railway lines (subways & monorails), effective marine transportation, reliable and effective standardized bus services. Then the Lagos state govt has no business banning Okada in an ill prepared mega city. Don't deceive yourselves, Lagos is not ready for life without okada.

You make it sound like 'Lagos is an untouchable city'. Have you been to PH or Calabar? Or are Lagosians different from other people that their case should be different from other states?

I stay in this area, yesterday police men numbering about 30 came into our small street and carried away motor cycles belonging to Hausa security men that were parked in front of their houses. Please note that my area is not part of the places that govt banned Okada. They arrested the Mallam selling provisions on my street broke open our second gate of the street and arrested the young man that holds the key. They noticed I was trying to take photographs and they ordered my arrest. I refused to be arrested because I knew I had done nothing wrong. I was beaten up for this but I stood my ground. After a while I was told to go. These police men were led by one Mr. Odumosu. They came in 5 pick up vans, 4 power bikes, wore bullet proof vests, machine guns,war helmets. I have since petitioned Lagos state ministry of justice as I was told at the RRS office that it was Governor Fashola that gave them the order. THIS NONSENSE MUST STOP

geeez: Why are these guys so lawless?

You've been restricted from riding on only 452 out of over 9,000 roads. Why on earth is that hard a rule to stick with!?

I think government needs to get firmer

This should act as eye opener for Fashola. He is too liberal and if he continues to allow this and allow that, pretty soon the society has no restrictions left in place to protect its people.

Why was okada even allowed to operate as a mode of public transportation to begin with?

sucess001: Multitude standing @ bus stops...fashola's vision of a mega city

I like this site. People waiting patiently for a legally recognised mode of transport.

Well done, Lagosians.

sucess001: Multitude standing @ bus stops...fashola's vision of a mega city

I like this sight. People waiting patiently for a legally recognised mode of transport.

Well done, Lagosians.

Desola:

I like this sight. People waiting patiently for a legally recognised mode of transport.

Well done, Lagosians.

lol...many govt apologists on Nairaland...

the point is that they shouldnt have to wait endlessly...buh oh well...some people cant just get the point...

madejibo: I stay in this area, yesterday police men numbering about 30 came into our small street and carried away motor cycles belonging to Hausa security men that were parked in front of their houses. Please note that my area is not part of the places that govt banned Okada. They arrested the Mallam selling provisions on my street broke open our second gate of the street and arrested the young man that holds the key. They noticed I was trying to take photographs and they ordered my arrest. I refused to be arrested because I knew I had done nothing wrong. I was beaten up for this but I stood my ground. After a while I was told to go. These police men were led by one Mr. Odumosu. They came in 5 pick up vans, 4 power bikes, wore bullet proof vests, machine guns,war helmets. I have since petitioned Lagos state ministry of justice as I was told at the RRS office that it was Governor Fashola that gave them the order. THIS NONSENSE MUST STOP

Hmmm! Ur lucky dey let u go. If not u won't be alive to be tellin us dis story now. Brutal police force