The Ipaja Police Division was a subject of an attack earlier on Monday. The attack was said to have been carried out by “hundreds of hoodlums”. The police say it repelled the attack. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Police Command says officers of the Ipaja Police Division have contained an attack on … Read more
Commercial motorcycles have been restricted from Lagos highways for years. Despite the ban, some motorcycle riders have flouted the ban. The disregard of the law has forced the Lagos government to clamp down on offenders. Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) supported by their counterparts from LAMATA Enforcement Team, … Read more
Commercial motorcycles have been restricted from Lagos highways for many years. Despite the ban, some motorcycle riders have flouted the ban. The disregard of the law has forced the Lagos government to clamp down on offenders. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce, CSP Shola Jejeloye has warned road users … Read more
Troops have rescued nine abducted persons and recovered 90 cattle in Kaduna State. Eko Hot Blog reports that troops of Operation Forest Sanity of the Nigerian Army rescued nine kidnapped victims and 90 cows during fighting patrols to suspected bandit hideouts in Kaso, Chikun LGA of Kaduna State. EDITOR’S PICKS I Want To Leave A … Read more
Kaduna state government has said that Ban on Okada, other containment measures remain in place EKO HOT BLOG report that the Kaduna State Government has said that the ban on the use of motorcycles (popularly known as “Okada”), for commercial or personal purposes remains in place until further notice. This was disclosed in a statement … Read more
Lagos State Government has crushed 482 motorcycles seized for breaking traffic laws EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos state government has crushed 482 motorcycles that were seized for “breaking traffic laws and plying restricted roads”. According to a statement by Adekunle Ajisebutu, the Lagos police spokesperson, the motorcycles were crushed on Saturday at the … Read more
Government has banned sale of motorcycles and given reasons. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Niger State Government has banned the sale of motorcycles in the state. This was revealed in a statement on Saturday by the Secretary to the State Government, Ahmed Ibrahim Matane. He said the decision followed the incessant security challenges in … Read more
Kaduna Government has banned motorcycles in the state. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Kaduna State Government has announced a ban on commercial and private motorcycles in the state. This was made known by the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, at a press conference on Wednesday. The ban, … Read more
Lagos Task Force have impounded 410 motorcycles plying prohibited routes in the state within one week. EkoHotBlog reports that the Chairman of Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce), CSP Shola Jejeloye, confirmed the arrest in via a press statemen on Thursday. The Lagos taskforce boss, Jejeloye said that the agency resolved not to … Read more
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has signed an Executive Order banning the use of motorcycles and tricycles between 7pm and 6am across the state with effect from Jan. 20. The state Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Alhaji Ahmed El-Marzuq announced this on Wednesday in Katsina. “Section 5, sub section 2 of the 1999 … Read more