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Most okada riders in Lagos are criminals- Police Commissioner
The Lagos State Commissioner Of Police, Abiodun Alabi, has acknowledged that a number of motorbike operators are criminals.
His assertion comes after the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday, Could 18, introduced a ban on bikes, popularly generally known as Okadas, in six native authorities areas after what he described as “a important evaluation” on the “menace that has not abated.”
Alabi has now revealed that most of the riders have been unlicensed and working at free will, inflicting havoc within the state.
“I need to be emphatic right here, most of them are criminals masquerading as okada riders,” Abiodun mentioned on Channels Tv’s present Dawn Each day on Thursday, Could 19.
“We’ve got arrested so lots of them with regionally made pistols in the midst of their operations and lots of of them have been charged to court docket.”
“They use these okadas to commit a number of crimes in so many communities; that’s the reason we have now been having a number of dialogue and consultations with their unions,” he mentioned.
“One of the simplest ways out is to get them off our roads as a result of a number of them are masquerading as okada riders however are criminals.”
“We all know that banning the Okada riders can truly enhance the crime fee. And we aren’t unmindful of that and we’re already setting up a number of methods to deal with it,” he mentioned.
“We all know that it’s going to ship a number of them to unemployment. We’re conscious of that and are getting ready for it.”
