Nigeria: The Okada Ban

7 December 2012

The dramatic escalation of assassinations, armed robberies and other serious crimes by some unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen is gradually overshadowing the conventional traffic safety concern associated with the use of motorcycle for commercial transportation purpose commonly known as akada or achaba.

Unfortunately, it is becoming quite usual to understand that an individual has been trailed and gunned down by some unknown motorcyclists, or that some people at a joint have been showered with bullets in a drive-by shooting by some people riding on motorcycles. The relatively easy mobility provided by motorcycle, which has among other things endeared it to the people, is increasingly being exploited by criminals to commit their heinous acts, manoeuver around and simply vanish into thin air.

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