Some commercial motorcycle riders popular referred to as “Okada riders” are currently engaged in a face-off with men of the Nigeria Police.
TNG can confirm sounds of gunshots been fired into the air at Idiaraba, near the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, in a bid to disperse scores of protesters.
It is not immediately clear what triggered the protest mid Tuesday afternoon, but the environment is dark and covered with smoke from burning vehicles, as people scamper for safety.
The Lagos State government announced a ban on commercial motorbikes in six local government areas which took effect on last Wednesday June 1.
However, a union of commercial motorcycle riders on Friday June 3, sued the state government, insisting that the ban was illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional.
Details later…