A total of 2,228 Motorcycles, popularly called Okada, impounded in various areas where their operations have been proscribed by the Lagos State Government were crushed.
The State Government had this week commenced enforcement of the total ban on the activities of Okada in six Local government areas and Council Development areas.
The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, while addressing newsmen at the Task Force ground in Alausa, Ikeja, said over 5,000 okada seized in the first quarter of this year, had been destroyed.
Mr Omotoso warned that the State government would no longer accommodate the use of Okada as a mode of transportation in the affected areas.
“Over 700 youths have been “grievously affected” by Okada-related accidents, they should take advantage of the First and Last Mile Buses under the bus reform initiatives and opportunities available at the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, in order to get empowered,” he said.
The Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Frederick Oladeinde reassured Lagosians of the State Government’s commitment to the bus reform initiatives, as well as the completion of the rail lines to make commuting easier for them.
On his part, The Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force, Mr Shola Jejeloye insisted that the Agency would not relax the enforcement of the ban.
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