Nigerians critic the arrest of “Okada riders from the North” in Lagos

The Lagos State Government on Friday announced that it has “intercepted a truck laden with 48 motorcycles and 123 men coming from Jigawa State”.

“The truck was seized, following a tip-off by members of the public who raised security concern about the manner with which the occupants of the truck conducted themselves,” the state government said in a statement on Twitter.

The statement :

After the interception, the truck and its occupants were moved to the office of the Taskforce in Oshodi for interrogation.
One of the detained occupants, Shuaibu Haruna, said he left Jigawa State to work in Lagos with his motorcycle. He claimed to have a wife and a son, but said he needed to double his income to cater for his family.
Arrest of illegal mass movement of Okada riders to Lagos from the North jointly coordinated by the State Commissioner for The Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tunji Bello and his Transportation counterpart, Dr. Abimbola Oladehinde.

The statement also shared “confession” video of the “mastermind of the operation”.

Social media users condemned the government for the action. See tweets below:

Credit: @followlasg

 

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