Okada Riders

Protesting Motorcycle Riders Kill Police Officer on Rescue Mission at Accident Scene

Matilda Omonaiye/ The police in Lagos have confirmed that one of their officers was hacked to death by commercial motorcycle…

3 weeks ago

One Person Dies as Okada Riders Clash with Police in Lagos

Femi Ashekun/ One person has reportedly died during a clash between the police and commercial motorcyclists, popularly called okada, in…

2 years ago

Okada Ban: Lagos to Prosecute Rider, Passenger

Femi Ashekun/ The Lagos State Police Command has announced that both motorcyclists and passengers who defy the new ban on…

2 years ago

Lynching of Lagos Engineer: Police Say Mastermind Not a Hausa Okada Rider

Femi Ashekun/ Police have debunked reports by a section of the media that some hausa commercial motorcyclists (okada riders) were…

2 years ago

Witness Reveals How Engineer was Killed by Okada Men in Lagos, as Police Raid Suspected Killers

Femi Ashekun/ The management of Beer Barn, the upscale leisure facility in the Lekki area of Lagos around which a…

2 years ago

Trouble Looms for Okada Riders, Passengers as Lagos Taskforce Resumes Operation Kogberegbe

Matilda Omonaiye/ Following a public outcry on the menace of commercial motorbike riders, the Lagos State Taskforce has warned that…

3 years ago

Officer Killed as Police Clash with Motorbike Riders in Lagos …CP Visits Divisions to Assess Security

Matilda Omonaiye/ A clash between the police and commercial motorbike riders reportedly claimed the life of one officer today at…

3 years ago

Breaking: Okada, Tricycle Riders Protest Ban in Lagos, Clash with Police

Matilda Omonaiye/ Suspected commercial motorcycle and tricycle riders today protested their ban by the Lagos State Government. The protest which…

5 years ago

Okada Riders Relocate from Lagos as Ban Takes Effect

Matilda Omonaiye & Agency Report/ Commercial motorcyclists popularly known as okada riders are reportedly leaving Lagos in droves, as the ban on…

5 years ago

Okada Riders Attack Police Station, Burn Patrol Van

Segun Atanda/ A mob of motorcyclists went berserk, today, burning down a police patrol van. According to the police, they…

6 years ago