• About 7,000 okada crushed in the last five months
By Seyi Babalola
The Lagos State Government on Friday began the crushing exercise of the apprehended recalcitrant Motorcycles, at the Crushing Centre, Ikeja.
About 2,000 okada impounded in the last 73 hours since the commencement of the total ban on Okada will be crushed today.
The Commissioner for Transportation Dr Frederic Oladeinde who supervised the exercise commended the security operatives for doing a great job in enforcing the order across all the affected 15 local councils.
He said the cushing is to demonstrate government’s commitment to riding the okada menace from the roads.
He said while today’s exercise brings to about 7,000 the total number of okada crushed by the government in the last five months.
He said about 5,000 okada had earlier been crushed in the First Quarter of Y2022.
Oladeinde urged Lagosians to stop patronising okada and to use the alternative First and Last Mile Buses provided by the government.
Responding to complaints coming from places like Apapa, where the people are finding it tough because okada operation had been banned the c9mmissioner said the people should show more understanding as the directive is in the overall interest of all citizens of the state.
