With the aim to further enforce the ban on Okada in the some parts of Lagos, the Lagos State Government has put together, the Anti-Okada Squad, which is in line with the Transport Sector Reform Law (TSRL), 2018.
The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, disclosed this during the inauguration of the squad, and stated that the anti-Okada squad is to report to the police and also, work with the police to keep bikers in the six local government areas off the highways, major roads, and bridges.
He noted that impounded motorcycles will be crushed before the eyes of the public. And pleaded with residents to help the state government in its fight to combat crime by reporting any suspicious or illegal activities of the squad to the Ministry of Transportation through the following help/complaint lines: 09038208154, 09034810153, 09033090826 and 09169655855.
He emphasized that such reports will help the government get feedback on strategies for the protection of lives and property, while individuals arrested (i.e., riders and passengers) will be made to face the law in line with the provisions of Section 46, sub-section 1, 2 & 3 of the Transport Sector Reform Law (TSRL), 2018.