VIDEO: Okada Riders, Hoodlums Attack Lagos Task Force, Begin Protest In Lagos

Activities on the Apapa-Oshodi expressway and some parts of Amuwo-Odofin Local Government were paralyzed when hundreds of commercial motorcycle operators popularly called Okada riders and hoodlums attacked Nigerian Police officers and Lagos Task Force officials over impoundments of motorcycles.

The riot said to have started at about 12:15 pm on Tuesday forced many commuters to trek long distances, under the scorching sun, to their different destinations after the rioters took over the road and prevented vehicular movement.

Eyewitnesses said that the breakdown of law and order that occurred after at the Mile 2 end of the road has spread to some parts of Oshodi terminal with Okada operators barricading the road to express their displeasure over the law enforcement agency mode of operation.

As gathered, trouble started when the law enforcement officers deployed to the axis impounded Okadas found contravening the road traffic law that outlawed motorcycle operation on over 400 major highways, bridges, and roads across the state.

It was learnt that the riders attacked personnel of the law enforcement agency and set up burn fires on the ever-busy road to resist impoundment of their motorcycle, even as they threatened that any police officer seen would be lynched.

A resident, who witnessed the attack, narrated that the entire road had already been taken over by the rioters who were armed with sticks and other weapons to attack the policemen in the state.

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