Daily Nigerian
Leaders of Arewa Community in Lagos State said they were in support of the commercial motorcycle ban in some areas in the state, urging their members to comply with the law.
Their position was made known in a communique signed by Musa Saleh, Secretary-General, after their extraordinary general meeting on Sunday.
The communique was posted on the police/media platform on Monday, which was monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN.
NAN reports that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday imposed a total ban on commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada, on all highways across six local government areas and nine local council development areas.
The affected areas are: Eti-Osa, Ikeja, Surulere, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland and Apapa.
They said the restriction of commercial operators in some LGAs in Lagos State was not a new law.
“We have resolved today, unanimously, that all our members must comply with the provisions of the laws of Lagos State.
“We are law abiding and we will always continue to intimate all our members to continue to be law abiding and operate only within the ambits of the law…
