Okada Ban: Lagos Government Inaugurates Anti-Okada Squad

Category: Lagos News

The Lagos State Government has inaugurated an Anti-Okada Squad to join the police in enforcing the ban in the six local government areas and highways, major roads and bridges.

The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that the ban was in line with the Transport Sector Reform Law (TSRL), 2018.

Oladeinde said the government was set to reinforce the ban on commercial motorcycles in the six LGAs and nine Local Council Development Areas.

The commissioner also stated at the inaugural ceremony, that the Special Anti-Okada Squad would be reporting to the Police.

Oladeinde urged the citizenry to collaborate with the government to combat their menace.