The Arewa community in Lagos state has thrown its weight behind the Lagos State government’s ban on Okada in some local government areas from June 1, 2022.
In a communique issued at the end of their meeting over the weekend, the group said as a law abiding people, their members will abide the decide.
The group urged its members to obey the law and stop Okada riding in the specific areas.
” We 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. “
” We support all measures taken by the Lagos State Government in its efforts towards protecting life and prosperities of all Lagosians.”
According to the group, most of those okada riders committing crimes in Lagos are mostly foreigners from Niger Republic, Chad, Cameroon and other Neighbouring countries who have infiltrated the ranks of those genuine riders and thereby perpetrating all forms of crime in Lagos state and are constituting serious threats to the lives and properties of Lagosians.
The group asked Nigeria Immigration Service to step up its actions along the border line in checking the influx of those foreign elements coming into the Country without genuine intention.
