Commercial motorcyclists in Ekiti State, under the auspices of Okada Riders Association, have said 23 of their members were murdered by unknown assailants during the last three months.
This came as the state’s police command cautioned commercial motorcyclists against working after 10:00 p.m. to curb the ugly incidents.
“We don’t want this to continue. That is why we want to let them know because an injury to one is an injury to all. We are very sad about it. At times, they use money to entice the riders. For a destination that is not far, they will pay between N3,000 and N5,000, instead of N500, so that the rider will jump at the offer without knowing that it would cost his life.”
Akinsanya also charged them to obey traffic rules, ensure registration of their motorcycles, and desist from taking passengers to unknown locations.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.
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