BY NOEL ONOJA
ABUJA— COMMERCIAL motorcycle operators, popularly known as Okada,
again clashed with the police in Abuja over imposed taxes and dues which
they viewed as indiscriminate from their union.
Although the violence recorded no casualty, eyewitness told Vanguard
that the Okada riders mounted a road block around Karu market and the
CBN junction where they were confronted by policemen from Jikwoyi and
Nyanya axis.
The policemen were said to have used tears gas to disperse the crowd, shooting into the air severally for up to 30 minutes.
The clash, which entered its second day, was said to have started on Monday
afternoon when a union not known to the riders allegedly connived with
the police to impose and enforce a compulsory due on Okada riders in the
area.
An operator, who identified himself as Musa Danladi, said “we don’t even know this so called union. They said we should pay N9,500 for helmet and dues, including another N2,000 for vest.
Culled: Vanguard
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