The Lagos State government has said the ban on commercial motorcycles in 10 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 15 Local Council Development Areas, (LCDAs) still subsist.
The state government reiterated this by the remark of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa.
Giwa’s reiteration was made at the weekend in the context of the gradual return of Okada riders’ activities to the prohibited routes.
Charging commercial motorcyclists to behave themselves by steering clear of where their activities are prohibited, he warned that three years imprisonment awaited convicted offenders and passengers alike while the motorcycles would be impounded and crushed.
The restricted areas are; Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo, Somolu, Mushin, Apapa, Ikeja, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Surulere and Eti-Osa.
Others are: Ojodu, Onigbongbo, Lagos Island East, Yaba, Coker Aguda, Itire-Ikate, Eti-Osa West, Iru Victoria Island, Ikoyi-Obalende, Ikosi-Isheri, Agboyi-Ketu, Isolo, Ejigbo, Bariga and Odi-Olowo.
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