Okada Union Leaders Nabbed Over N1,000 Daily Tickets

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE

Three union leaders of the motorcycle operators aka Okada are currently cooling their heads at the Kirikiri Medium Prison following an assault on a member of Nigerian Peace Corps over tickets in Lagos.

The leaders are Lukman Dakoyi, 42, Akeem Alimi, 26 and Bashiru Ajamole, 32.

The incident happened at Olubi junction in Isolo area where the union had claimed jurisdiction and were collecting N1000 per Okada rider daily unchecked by the authorities.
It was gathered that the Okada union mounted a road block along the road to sell tickets to their members and non members too. It was then they had altercation with the victim who was riding a private motorcycle who informed them that he was not a commercial rider and so not their member.

P.M.EXPRESS scooped that they demanded that since the Peace Corps member was riding on a motorcycle, that he must buy ticket from them which he resisted. They reportedly attacked him, pushed him into drainage and seized his bike before the police intervened.

They were arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates court for the alleged offence.

They pleaded not guilty.

The presiding Magistrate, Mrs. O.A. Adedayo granted them bail in the sum of N50,000 with one surety each in like sum.
They were remanded in prison custody pending when they will perfect their bail condition.
The matter was adjourned till 30 January, 2018