Lagos Taskforce Impounds Another 344 Okadas, Urged Uniform Men To Obey Extant Rules

Lagos Taskforce impounds another 344 commercial motorcycles (Okadas), vows to cripple illegality on roads.

Chairman of the Agency urged uniform men to obey rules, adding that offenders will be thoroughly dealt with.

The Lagos State Taskforce says it has impounded another 344 commercial motorcycles, popularly called okada, during a week-long raid across various parts of the metropolis.

In a statement, the Chairman of the Agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye, who led the exercise, disclosed that the illegal activities of okada operators along some highways have continued to put the lives of commuters in harm’s way.

“We have taken it upon ourselves to end okada operations in the State and we are putting all mechanisms in place to ensure we achieve this goal. There is a ban on their activities along selected routes and Local Governments Areas in Lagos therefore they should not be allowed to operate as they please”, he said

“Jejeloye further stated that the raid in the Abule Ado axis saw them impound 174 bikes, Lagos Island 50 bikes, and Berger/Grammar School 50 bikes while 70 bikes were impounded in the Abule Egba axis.

Shola Jejeloye also sounded a note of warning to uniform men, urging them to obey extant rules and regulations of the State regarding okada operations or be prosecuted.

“There will be no sacred cows in the enforcement of okada operations in the State, therefore, any uniform man caught conveying passengers on a bike for commercial purposes will be thoroughly dealt with. We should be the ones setting the right examples, not breaking them. It will no longer be business as usual”.

“He also stated that stubborn okada operators should not test the might of enforcement compliance of the Agency as it is more determined than ever to eradicate their activities for good. Consequently, any operator found wanting will be severely dealt with according to the laws of the State.

“It is our resolve in Y2024 to ensure that the terminal end of every enforcement is the court. The fixed mindset of all environmental and traffic violators who think they can get away with every infraction through ‘man-know-man’ or ‘godfatherism’ will not be tolerated. Enough is Enough”, he added.

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