The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Abiodun Alabi, says the command is after foreigners operating as commercial motorcyclists in the state.

Alabi disclosed this on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

He said that the command was aware of some foreigners operating as motorcyclists in the state and that they were after them.

We are aware that many commercial motorcyclists operating in Lagos are foreigners and we have commenced routing checks with the aim of profiling them.When we finish the profiling, we will hand them over to the Nigeria Immigration Service for further investigation and possible repatriation,” he said.

On the inflow of motorcycles into Lagos State, Alabi said the command was activating the old strategy by deploying officers to all border towns to check every means of importing motorcycle in the state.

“We are going to carry out the old strategy by ensuring that no motorcycle comes into the state. We will seize any motorcycle found in any vehicle coming into Lagos,” he said.

The police commissioner had on Thursday, advised that people should stop giving out motorcycles as means of empowerment, but adopt other meaningful venture.

Alabi, on Thursday was reacting to the total ban of commercial motorcycles in some local government areas in Lagos.

“People buying Okada (motorcycles) as empowerment for people should have a rethink.

“The fact remains that banning okada in Lagos while some people are bringing them in through empowerment is giving police problem in implementing the already existing laws,”he said. (NAN)

iCauseTrouble:
Massive cash out by the police. Here in Abuja, it is 20k to have your bike back

blucum:
Those guys are everywhere in hundreds maybe thousands. God help us should any tribal crisis/war should break out.

Angel55555:
Majority are Nigerians, drop that foreigners bs. They need to be properly educated and oriented, you can't just decide to kill your fellow human because you feel like doing so and shame on the bar management for kicking those guys out

Eriokanmi:
L'obatan! What a good strategy adopted in sending the almanjiri terrorists back to their region. So tinubu saw all these infilteration prior to now but looked the other way cos of his selfish political ambition? After sering it written on the wall that the pick won't favour him, he's now doing these. Truly our politicians are our worst enemies.

Prophetmohamm:
the police is after the abokis

Angel55555:
Majority are Nigerians, drop that foreigners bs. They need to be properly educated and oriented, you can't just decide to kill your fellow human because you feel like doing so and shame on the bar management for kicking those guys out

irunoko:
shebi the barracks own was a sample where one police man killed an aboki Muslim and all hell was let loose.they started burning shops around that area and plunging traders into poverty.infact they are a massive security threat and they don't know how to live peacefully with others.those aboki riders also move around with dangerous weapons robbing people coming back from work especially at night.