Sanwo-Olu bans okada in Ikeja, five other Lagos LGAs

The Lagos State Government has announced a total ban on the operations of commercial motorcycles in six local government areas in the state.

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, announced the directive while briefing the state’s security agents on Wednesday.

Local government areas affected by the ban are Ikeja, Surulere, Eti Osa, Lagos Mainland, Lagos Island and Apapa.

The ban is coming just days after some commercial motorcyclists lynched a sound engineer identified as David Imoh in the Lekki axis of Lagos.

The governor said the ban would take effect from June 1, adding that “we want all commercial motorcycles completely off all major roads”.

“A total ban from all the highways in these LGAs and is effective from June 1. This is the phase of banning that we are going to be embarking on so that others know that, within a short while, they either get out or go look for something else to do,” the governor said.

“And from June 1, we are going to list all the LCDAs under these LGAs and publish them. So we are giving the notice now. So everyone can come up with strategies to achieve this. As from June 1, we want all commercial motorcycles completely off all major roads,” he added.