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Iyana Ipaja, a suburb within Alimosho Local Government part of Lagos State, affected by the restriction of motorcycles transport turned a near ‘war zone’ as motorcyclists and the police clashed over the ban and restriction on the activities, leaving many people with varying degrees of injuries. One of the victims, Mariam Shobukola, a Senior Secondary School student was said to have been shot during the clash. Also, a patrol van belonging to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) was set ablaze at the Iyana-Ipaja roundabout, a police utility vehicle…

A regional security outfit named Shege ka Fasa has been created by the Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, and was launched yesterday to operate in a similar to Amotekun. The CNG said the reason for setting up the outfit was to complement the police and military in efforts to tackle the security problems in the Northern region. The outfit would also  carry out  specific and general task that would realign attitude and thinking of the public with the ideals and objectives of the founding fathers of the region. Presenting what…

. That Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has gone ahead to implement the restrictions or as some people call it, ban of the movement of commercial motorcycles (okada) and tricycles (Keke Marwa) is no news. The decision was met with criticism and condemnation of the government by several residents of the state owing to what they perceive as the inconveniences the policy or the decision would cause. But beyond the inconveniences and disadvantages of the policy, it is necessary to trace the genesis of the restrictions and what…