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Breaking: Tension In Lagos as okada riders resist attempts by police to enforce the ban on commercial motorcycles(video)

Breaking: Tension In Lagos as okada riders resist attempts by police to enforce the ban on commercial motorcycles(video)

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There is tension in the Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos as okada riders resist attempts by police officers to enforce the ban on commercial motorcycles in Lagos.

 

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The Lagos State Governor banned commercial motorcycles in some local governments in the state following the lynching and burning of a sound engineer known as David Imoh.

 

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Today, May 19, police officers from Onireke Police Station, Ojo, impounded some commercial motorcycles plying the Mile 2 – Badagry road and the motorcyclists revolted.

 

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They stormed the police station where some of the seized bikes were kept. They tried to overrun the station and free motorcyclists arrested by police.

 

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Gunshots were heard ringing out in the area as police officers tried to keep them away. The motorcyclists retaliated by throwing stones at the officers.

 

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The enraged motorcyclists then started a fire in the middle of the road, causing owners of vehicles to abandon their cars and flee.

 

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The incident has caused heavy traffic in the area.

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Tension in Ojo as okada riders resist attempts by police officers to enforce the ban on commercial motorcycles in Lagos (video)

 

Watch a video from the scene below.

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Credit: LIB.

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