Works and Housing Minister, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has told of how he was once robbed on his bedroom with his attackers using Okada.
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Fashola touched on the incident, which going by the narrative happened at his Kernel Street residence in Surulere area of Lagos State.
He spoke about it to back the ban on commercial motorcycles by the Lagos State government while speaking at a public lecture organised by the United Action for Change, UAC, in Lagos.
The two-time Lagos governor expressed approval of the ban, saying during his reign similar action was taken by the government.
He said Okada in particular, was used to perpetrate crime and went on to relate his personal experience to justify his position.
According to him: “If you care about security, you should back your governor on okada ban. As a centre of excellence, Okada cannot be part of the plan.
“I’ve always held this position. Motorcycle has always been a conduit pipe for the opioid crisis among youths. We must act to eliminate anonymity.
“I was robbed in my home, in fact on my bed in 1999. Organised crime is dynamic. Criminals are aware that people don’t keep money at home again, now they diversified into kidnapping people for ransom. “We must have data to identify people. You have SIM cards on your phone. It’s called subscriber identity module which can be tracked everywhere in the world. The attorney-general of each state and legislators should act.
“In those days, we used to have licence for bicycles.”
