Precious Oham
The chairman of Okada Riders Association in Ekiti State, Kunle Asaolu, said that 23 commercial motorcyclists were killed and their motorbikes taken away within the last three weeks in the state.
Asaolu, who disclosed this during a meeting of the union with the Ekiti State Police Command in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, said that the emergency meeting was occasioned by the recent hike in attacks on Okada riders in the state.
Asaolu said that efforts were in top gear to fish out the culprits and advised the commercial motorcyclists to abide by the guidelines reeled out by the police.
Earlier, the police authorities in the state cautioned the commercial motorcyclists against working beyond ten in the evening.
Chief Supritendent of Police, Victor Akinsanya, said the high rate of killing of riders in the State capital called for concern, noting that all hands must be on deck to fish out the perpetrators.
He said henceforth, commercial motorcyclists would not be allowed to work beyond ten in the evening and advised operators to supply credible intelligence to security agencies to curb the menace.
CSP Akinsanya also charged them to obey traffic rules, ensure registration of their motorcycles and desist from taking passengers to unknown locations.