THE Chairman of Lekki Phase 1 Residents’ Association (LERA), Yomi Idowu, has stated that commercial motorcyclists popularly called okada riders are unleashing terror on residents of Lekki and its environ.
Idowu therefore asked Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to rescue the residents from the menace of okada riders in Lekki Phase 1 and its environ.
In a statement titled, ‘Okada Riders Are Causing Mayhem In Lekki Phase 1 And Environs’, Idowu noted that it is very unfortunate that the life of a promising sound engineer was lost through mob attack at Lekki Phase 1.
“I am appealing to all residents to please keep calm and stop spreading false news. After my visitation to Maroko Police Station to see the arrested suspects, what happened now is a bit clearer. We await the police to conclude their investigation and issue an official statement on it.
“We are appealing to the state government again to come to our rescue on the menace of Okada riders in Lekki Phase 1 and Lekki axis in general. The Okada riders have taken over with confidence that they now don’t carry plate tags, and ride against oncoming traffic on the expressway. It is very sad to know that Okada riders are banned in Kano and Kaduna states and a few other northern states, but are free to unleash terror on us in the state.”
According to him, though state government has ban Okada from plying certains routes in the state, but it has failed to enforce it since over a year.
“I am also calling on all residents of Lekki Phase 1 and all commercial outfits to support the security solution being embarked on by LERA to pay their security levies as it seems we are on our own.”
