The Lagos State Government has extended the ban on the operation of commercial motorcycles popularly called Okada to four more local councils and six local council development areas.

Commissioner for Transport, Dr Frederic Oladeinde said the State Government took the decision in the best interest of the generality of the residents and for security reasons.

Oladeinde while announcing this today said it was after a review of the earlier ban on commercial motorcycles operation in six local councils.

According to the Commissioner, the decision is to further consolidate on the achievements made so far with particular reference to decline in Accident and Crime rate as well as to continue bringing sanity to communities within the state.

A cross section of callers on our political programme, All out Politics, expressed mixed feelings on the ban.

The state police command has urged residents to desist from mob attacks after its officers rescued a man from being lynched. 

Spokesperson of the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, said this while confirming the arrest of a suspected terrorist, Sanni Gafar, in the Ijora Badia area of the state.

Hundeyin, said Gafar, who was alleged to have dressed as a woman, was arrested after an angry mob attacked him on the suspicion that he was a terrorist.

He said the man who wore a hijab and claimed he was an electrician.

He was found with a bag containing hammers, screwdrivers, one pair of pliers, chisel, spanners and a plastic box of clips among others.

While speaking on our political programme, All out Politics, on the incident and other security breaches in the state, especially the ban on commercial motorcycle (Okada), Hundeyin said the ban on Okada has been largely effective.

And on the preparation of Lagos Police Command for the 2023 elections in the state, Hundeyin has this to say.

A cross-section of Lagosians also called in on the programme and expressed their opinion on the arrested man and general state of insecurity in the state.

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Troops of the Nigerian Armed Forces operating in North-west and North-central theatres of operations have eliminated over 45 terrorists and bandits in both land and air operations in the last two weeks.

The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Bernard Onyeuko, made this known at a bi-weekly news briefing of the Defence Headquarters in Abuja.

He said as a result of the operations, 45 kidnapped civilians were released.

General Onyeuko further said troops of Operation Whirl Stroke arrested some notorious criminals who had been on the wanted list of the theatre command.

He also mentioned that two more terrorists suspected to be members of the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) that attacked St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, have been arrested.

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