Okada/Keke Ban: Terrorism will increase as Boko Haram is still recruiting – Omokri warns Lagos govt

Former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has condemned the ban of motorcycles popularly called Okada by the Lagos State government.

Omokri warned that making people unemployed would lead to increased terrorism in the state and the country.

In a tweet, the former presidential aide reminded the Lagos State government that the ban on commercial motorcycles might lead to a surge in the activities of Boko Haram as the terrorists were currently recruiting.

“We are already the world headquarters for extreme poverty and you ban commercial motorcyclists? What do you expect over one million motorcyclists to do? You render them unemployed. Meanwhile Boko Haram is employing. Expect a surge in terrorism!,” he wrote.

It can recalled that the the Lagos State Government had banned the operation of commercial motorcycles and tricycles in six local government areas and nine local council development areas in the state.

The ban took effect from February 1st, 2020.

A statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotosho, said the government had placed the ban due to the havoc the motorcyclists cause in those communities.