Lagos considers complete ban of Okada throughout the state as crime price drops by 86% in 6 LGAs

The Lagos State Authorities says that it’s contemplating a complete ban on the operations of business bikes, in any other case generally known as Okada, in all of the native authorities areas (LGAs) within the state.

That is coming barely 26 days after the Federal Authorities had muted the thought of a complete ban on motorbike and mining actions nationwide as a part of its technique to curb terrorist actions in addition to minimize off their sources of funding and logistics which they’ve leveraged to execute their prison actions.

This was made identified by the Lagos State Commissioner for Data and Technique, Gbenga Omotosho, whereas talking at a stakeholder’s discussion board organised to assessment the ban on business bikes in elements of the state.

Lagosians calling for enlargement of the ban

Omotosho mentioned that with the outcomes of the ban on their actions in 6 native authorities areas within the state, Lagos residents had been calling on the state authorities to increase the ban to different areas.

He mentioned, “Some individuals have steered that the ban must be state-wide, contemplating the current nervousness over safety.’’

The commissioner identified that the thought behind the discussion board is for stakeholders to take inventory of the federal government choice on the ban and agree on the following step to take.

He recalled that some individuals have been initially crucial of the ban as a result of that they had not witnessed the havoc a few of the Okada riders induced within the areas of well being and safety.

He mentioned, “Residents have been being robbed of their belongings by robbers who used bikes to flee scenes of crimes.

“Our public hospitals have been being crammed with victims of Okada accidents, docs had their fingers full at Emergency wards, and hoodlums who rode unregistered motorbikes posed nice safety dangers.”

The commissioner mentioned all stakeholders now have the chance to make solutions on what steps the federal government ought to tackle the matter.

Crime price in affected areas drop by 86% for the reason that ban

Talking on the event, the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde mentioned that the ban had recorded vital successes and compliance including that within the affected areas throughout the interval underneath assessment, accessible information’ confirmed that crime and accidents had diminished drastically.

He mentioned, “Within the affected areas throughout the interval underneath assessment, accessible information’ present that crime and accident price diminished astronomically by 86 per cent and 63.7 per cent, respectively.

“Whereas a complete of seven,500 bikes have been impounded and crushed accordingly.’’

He mentioned that the rise within the stage of insecurity nationwide has made it crucial to assessment the affect of the ban on bikes in elements of the state and additional steps to guard the individuals.

He famous, “The Federal Authorities is presently contemplating the entire ban of bike operations throughout the federation as most of those underground actions are been enhanced with using bikes.

“Additionally, the eye of the state authorities has been drawn to the safety risk parading the information throughout all socio-media platforms that some unscrupulous people are planning to assault the state.’’

What you need to know

• The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, had on Could 18, 2022, introduced a complete ban on business motorbike operators in 6 native authorities areas within the state.
• This got here barely 2 days after a job drive within the state launched into a critical clampdown of Okada riders on the Lekki axis in a transfer that seems to be linked to the outrage that greeted the killing and burning of a younger man, merely recognized as David by suspected motorcyclists within the Admiralty space of Lekki, Lagos.
• The affected native authorities listed by the governor contains Ikeja, Surulere, Eti-Osa, Lagos Mainland, Lagos Island, and Apapa.
• The brand new directive from the governor seems to be a follow-up to the February 2020 restriction positioned on the actions of those business motorcyclists in these areas.
• Additionally earlier in June, the Lagos State Authorities inaugurated Anti-Okada Squad to additional implement the clampdown on business motorcyclists within the state which is consistent with the Transport Sector Reform Regulation (TSRL), 2018

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