Category: Lagos State

The total number of people rescued alive in the building which collapsed in the Onike area of Lagos on Saturday is now five, while four dead bodies were recovered. The Zonal Coordinator Southwest, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development to newsmen in the early hours of Sunday. He said that […]

A three-storey building under construction, yesterday, collapsed under the torrential rainfall at 4 Alayaki Lane, Freeman Road, Lagos Island. Two persons were rescued alive while another two were confirmed dead. According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the building was already in violation of building safety protocols. It said it was discovered that […]

Scene of the collapse One person has been confirmed dead after a building collapsed on the Lagos Island area of Lagos State. The incident occurred Saturday afternoon, it was gathered. It was learnt that the building was under construction before its collapse. According to an eyewitness, the building collapsed after heavy rainfall at Freeman Road, […]

Photo credit: The Guardian Lagos State Police Command has announced that both motorcyclists and passengers who defy the new ban on Okada operations in the state will be arrested and prosecuted. Command’s spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known on Saturday. “Under the new total ban of motorcycles in six local government areas of Lagos State, […]

News of the ban of commercial motorcycles otherwise called okada, in six local government areas of Lagos state, by Governor Babajide Sanwo Olu, this week, did not come as a surprise to many, who considered it as long overdue. This is because security report has revealed that a good percentage of those parading themselves as […]

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, has confirmed the arrest of no fewer than 35 motorcyclists and the seizure of 195 motorcycles during the ongoing enforcement of the state government ban on motorcycle operations in the state. Addressing journalists at the command headquarters in the Ikeja area of the state on Friday, Alabi said […]

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Okada ban: Lagos won’t stop enforcement — Sanwo-Olu Says Keke Marwa not excluded Lagos State Government has described the ongoing enforcement of restrictions on the operations of commercial motorcycles, popularly called okada, in certain parts of the state as a necessary step to curb their indiscipline, save lives and improve […]

Over 150 Okada impounded . As mixed feelings trail ban No retreat, no surrender, task force vows Barely 24 hours after Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu placed a total ban on activities of commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as “Okada” riders to curtail the unruly activities in the state, riders went berserk, Thursday, along Lagos-Badagry Expressway, […]

Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce), on Monday, arrested 10 commercial motorcyclists popularly called Okada riders and impounded 123 motorcycles in the Lekki area of the state. This follows the gruesome murder of a sound engineer, David Imoh by some commercial motorcyclists over the weekend. The Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce, […]