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Okada Ban: Motorcyclists And Policemen Clash In Lagos

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No fewer than three persons have been feared killed after a fight broke out between Commercial Motorcyclists and Policemen at Ijora in Apapa, Lagos.



.The fight which started around 9:30am, was said to have led to destruction of vehicles and other properties in the area.Policemen had gone to the port community to enforce the State Government's ban on commercial cycles but met stiff resistance from the operators who had earlier vowed to unleash Mayhem in protest against the new order.

It will be recalled that Lagos state has started enforcing the ban on Okada and tricycles since last Saturday.

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