FOLLOWING Monday’s multiple violent acts by Hausa-speaking okada riders in Lagos State, there is growing apprehension that there might be terrorist cells among commercial motorcyclists in states outside the north.
The administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, however, has said it remained on top of the frightening insecurity sweeping across the state.
The worsening security situation around the country with the spiked crime rate in Lagos and other places has got authorities at different levels, including diplomatic missions and corporate bodies, asking residents to be vigilant in advisories that could pass for multi-layered red alerts.
In three violent incidents on Monday related to the bloody faceoff between okada riders and transport union members, the youths, believed to be a combination of Northerners and foreign Fulani migrants, were captured on widely circulated videos destroying cars and other properties.
