The Commissioner of Police Lagos State, Edgal Imohimi
The Lagos state Police Command mentioned it has concluded plans to start large arrest of illegal business motorcyclists within the state.
The State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, mentioned the arrests will start from June 15.
He additionally warned that the police wouldn't solely arrest unruly’okada riders’ however be sure that they face the total wrath of the regulation.
As said by the CP, the brand new enforcement is coming in view of the incident which occurred on May 30, the place some business motorcyclists, tried to burn Ibeshe Police Post however ended up burning a police patrol car stationed at a black spot within the city.
The Police spokesperson within the state, Chike Oti, on Sunday mentioned the assembly was attended by Motorcycle Operators Association of Lagos state (MOALS), Nagari Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association (NAMORA) and Okada Riders Welfare Association (ORWA).
A joint activity pressure, comprising the police, the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental Sanitation and members of the motorbike unions has additionally been set as much as oversee the implementation of the decision reached and the enforcement of the Lagos state site visitors legal guidelines.