The Lagos State Government on Friday began the crushing of impounded commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada, at the Taskforce’s Crushing Centre, Ikeja.
About 2,000 motorcycles have already been impounded in the last 72 hours since the commencement of the total ban Lagos State government had vowed that all the motorcycles will be crushed.
The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, said the idea is to prevent the Okada from finding their way back into the streets.
Oladeinde, who supervised the crushing exercise, commended the security operatives for doing a great job in enforcing the total ban across all the affected 15 local councils.
He said the cushing is to demonstrate the government’s commitment to riding the State of Okada menace.
He said Friday’s exercise brings to about 7,000 the total number of okada already crushed by the government in the last five months.
He disclosed that about 5,000 had earlier been crushed in the First Quarter of 2022.
Oladeinde urged Lagosians to stop patronizing Okada and to use the alternative First and Last Mile Buses provided by the government.
Responding to complaints coming from places like Apapa where the people are finding it tough because Okada operation had been banned, the commissioner said the people should show more understanding as the directive was in the interest of all citizens of the State.
