{"id":192550,"date":"2022-06-01T13:08:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T12:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=192550"},"modified":"2022-06-01T13:08:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T12:08:41","slug":"okada-riders-relocate-from-lagos-as-ban-takes-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/06\/01\/okada-riders-relocate-from-lagos-as-ban-takes-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"Okada riders relocate from Lagos as ban takes effect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many commercial motorcyclists popularly known as Okada riders have started relocating from Lagos State as the total ban on their operation takes effect from today.<\/p>\n<p>According to Daily Trust, many of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/05\/29\/breaking-okada-riders-storm-abuja-estate-set-houses-on-fire-over-colleagues-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Okada riders<\/a> are either relocating to their towns and villages while others are relocating to neighbouring states like Ogun and Oyo States.<\/p>\n<p>The state government has said there is no going back on<\/p>\n<p>WITHIN NIGERIA recalls that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/05\/18\/sanwo-olu-bans-okada-in-parts-of-lagos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lagos State Government banned okada riders<\/a> from operating in six local governments areas &#8211; Ikeja, Eti-Osa, Lagos Island, Surulere, Apapa and Lagos Mainland Local Governments.<\/p>\n<p>The ban covers nine Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) under the council including Onigbongbo, Ojodu, Ikoyi-Obalende, Iru-Victoria Island, Lagos Island East, Itire-Ikate, Coker-Aguda, Iganmu and Yaba.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, this is not the first time the state would be banning commercial motorcycles.<\/p>\n<p>After the ban in 2020 which also included tricycles, there was a total implementation across the state but months after the authorities relaxed and the riders returned to major roads and highways in the state.<\/p>\n<p>However, the state government reimposed he ban after a sound engineer was killed by some Okada riders in the Lekki area of the state last month.<\/p>\n<p>The government has insisted that the present ban would be total and there is no going back on it.<\/p>\n<p>It also dismissed reports of anxiety and tension, charging Lagosians to go about their normal businesses.<\/p>\n<p>A Lagos resident said the ban would really affect his movement from the Mainland to Lagos Island due to continued closure of Eko Bridge, Daily Trust reports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince the closure, I have been using Okada on that axis to avoid the early morning traffic but with the new development, it would be difficult going to work now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The aforementioned publication reported that most of the riders especially from the Northern parts of the country have started relocating.<\/p>\n<p>While some are relocating to their towns and villages, some of them decided to relocate to Ogun State, operating around Kara, Ibafo and Mowe.<\/p>\n<p>One of the riders, Umaru who hailed from Niger, confirmed to our correspondent that most of his people are relocating to the village and selling off their motorcycles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut some of my people are still operating around Mowe, Kara, Ibafo and Alagbole which fall under Ogun State,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He confirmed that some of his people have decided to sell their motorcycles in Ibadan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many commercial motorcyclists popularly known as Okada riders have started relocating from Lagos State as the total ban on their operation takes effect from today. 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