Police, Okada Riders Clash In Lagos

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Police, Okada Riders Clash In Lagos

There is unrest in Ogba, Lagos over the alleged shooting of a commercial motorcyclist, popularly known as Okada, by a police officer.

A source said that the unrest started Thursday when a police officer refused to pay for the service rendered to him by an Okada rider.

The anonymous source also that two people were allegedly killed last night.

“It’s a bike man vs policemen fight. An Okada rider rendered a service to a policeman yesterday, then asked for money after dropping him off. He was shot by the policeman who refused to pay him.

“There was a sporadic shooting this morning, some minutes ago. All the Okada riders are off their bikes getting ready for a riot,” the source said.

Calm has however returned to the area but the frontage of Area G police station which the Okada riders were planning to burn has been blocked to vehicular traffic.