Okada Rider Allegedly Shot Dead For Resisting Policemen [Read more]

A Policeman attached to Ikorodu Police Division in Lagos State, yesterday, allegedly shot a commercial motorcycle (okada) rider to death, leading to pandemonium around Ojubode area where the incident happened as other okada riders took to the streets to protest the killing. Commuters and residents scampered for safety as the protest heated up; shops and offices were also shut for hours by owners for fear of the situation getting more awry than it already was. An eye witnesses said the motorcyclist identified simply as Haruna, met his untimely death when the Policemen stormed the area to impound his motorcycle but the deceased refused arrest on the ground that the Policemen visited last weekend asking him to part with an undisclosed amount of money.