David Omahi’s death: Taskforce continues sting operation, impounds 115 Okada at Lekki

Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) on Wednesday continued its mop up exercise against Okada operators, following the killing of a sound engineer, Mr. David Omahi in the Lekki axis of the state.

Omahi was allegedly attacked, killed and set ablaze by the Okada operators over N100 change.  

Following the killing, the taskforce immediately began total clamp down on illegal okada operators in the state.

Chairman of  the taskforce, Shola Jejeloye led the latest sting operation at midday during which 115 bikes were seized for flouting the state traffic laws by operating on restricted routes and plying the state’s highways.
Jejeloye said that the Agency will ensure that the illegal business carried by the operators is frustrated till they obey laid down laws of the State.
“This operation will be a continuous one not just in Lekki but in every other part of the state, and we will make sure that their activities are truncated till they abide by the rules. They will never be above the law no matter how large their numbers are, ” he said.
Jejeloye also appealed to Lagosians to join efforts with the government in ensuring that the fight to restore and maintain sanity on Lagos roads is won collectively.
“Restoring sanity is not an easy task, neither is it a job for one man or the Agency alone. If we joined hands together we will achieve our desired goals of ensuring that no one takes the laws into their hands and gets away with it, especially not in a cosmopolitan City like Lagos,” he said.
The Taskforce Chairman promised to raid black spots and hideout of Okada operators within the axis and other parts of the State within the coming weeks in order to make their illegal activities unproductive  and make the state harsh for any operator who has turned deaf ears to the warnings of the state government.
“More enforcement for compliance activities will be carried out in the comings days under the banner of Operation Kogberegbe in order to amplify their shady activities in the state.

“If they refuse to comply with the best practices by obeying the laws, then they will be arrested and prosecuted, while their bikes will be forfeited to the government via the court,” he added.