Riot Lekki as bus drivers clash with okada riders

There was pandemonium at Lekki Phase 1, Lagos this morning, as a riot broke out in which bus drivers, some other unidentified parties, and “Okada” (commercial motorcycle riders) clashed, leaving many people injured.

The rioters were armed with machetes and other weapons. They blocked the entrance to the estate, resulting in heavy traffic along Lekki expressway.

An eyewitness said:

“It all started yesterday when the Hausa okada riders attacked the bus (Lekki Estate Shuttle) drivers, they shattered the windows of the buses and injured a few bus drivers. This morning, the drivers with the help of some men caught some of these okada riders and beat them to a pulp”.

According to reports, most of the bus drivers are Yoruba, while most of the okada riders are Hausa.