Kwara govt moves to ban okada riders

 Written by Biola Azeez, Ilorin Tuesday, 22 November 201

Kwara State police command is on the move to stop the activities of commercial motor bike business, popularly called okada, in all parts of the state, following the incessant hacking of innocent people with cutlass and planks by men using unregistered okada to commit crime in the state.

Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on Monday, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Peter Gana, said the okada unions in the state had not been cooperating with the police on scheduled time of operation, which is meant to be between 6.00 a.m. and 9.00 p.m.

The police boss, who said since business activities had not collapsed in many states where okada business was banned, business would not collapse in Kwara State when they eventually banned the activities of okada riders in the state.

He said eight suspects, including a member of the proscribed OPC, had been arrested for being in possession of cutlass, machete, a bag containing charm, a wrap of Indian hemp and planks allegedly meant to commit the crime and had subsequently been charged to court.

The police boss, who advised people not to walk alone in dark streets in the metropolis to avoid being attacked, added that the state government had promised to restore power to street lights to enhance security in the state.

He said though the police were still investigating the motives behind the hacking, Peter declared that the motive was not robbery, as he also debunked the rumour being peddled that it was rituals by some politicians in the state.

Gana also allayed fears among people, adding that the command was on top of the situation, as patrol had been intensified in identified areas in the state.

He also said that the police command had arrested a gang of five Fulani herdsmen, who had allegedly been terrorising on the Ilorin/Jebba highway.

He said members of the gang were arrested at a drinking spot at Obbo road, Ilorin, adding that five different types of GSM handsets allegedly stolen were recovered from them.

 

via Tribune
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Posted: at 22-11-2011 05:11 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

personally i hate the insurgencies  that can just erupt in some decission being taking in nigeria and its afflicts,
 how can a government would rise upone day to ban the only means of livelyhood without first of all arranged an alternative to that,
 many ppe re surviving in nigeria today cos of okada riding now if the kwara state gov bans it, i wonder how they will survive,
 abuja is a different thing  to kwara

Posted: at 22-11-2011 01:33 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Is it only in Abuja..that the ban on Okada is in force?You need to come to Ilorin to see what these Okada men are into..Ban dem joooor

Posted: at 22-11-2011 02:15 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie

what ever the okada men re into as u said might be increase if the governmnet bans them

Posted: at 22-11-2011 04:06 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

FEET!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: at 22-11-2011 07:07 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

alright

Posted: at 23-11-2011 06:27 AM (13 years ago) | Grande Master

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Posted: at 23-11-2011 10:11 PM (13 years ago) | Addicted Hero

did d state provide jobs for the okada riders? some of these pple have families
they shuld make the economy better before trynna make it look like Jand

Posted: at 24-11-2011 12:35 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

plane in the city ?

Posted: at 25-11-2011 09:24 AM (13 years ago) | Grande Master

the okada union should root out the evil ones among them, if banned,it will affect the livelyhood of the riders and the families they support, and  might lead to increase in criminal activities.

Posted: at 26-11-2011 08:00 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac