Index to Nigerian Newspapers

Because motorcycle riders known as Okada have taken control of the approach route to the Lagos Airport, the safety and security of air travelers at those airports is currently in jeopardy. With billboards placed at numerous airport locations warning against riding, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had prohibited the operation of motorcycle riders at the Lagos Airport. Capt. John Ojikutu (rtd), secretary general of the Aviation Round Table Initiative (ARTi), commented on the situation and claimed that the riders posed a threat to airport security in Lagos. They may be to blame for a number of security lapses discovered at the Lagos airport, according to Ojikutu, a former commander of the airport. Olumide Ohunayo, a participant in the Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ASRTI), however, claimed that military and airport.

Truckers under the auspices of the Council for Maritime Truck Unions and Association have reported extortions by hooligans along Lagos port access roads. Despite several calls and messages to the relevant government authority, the alleged illegality has continued in broad daylight without any check. The group has sent petitions and official letters to the government, but to no avail. The COMTUA has called on relevant authorities to address the criminal extortion and activities of the touts (sic) against its members, noting that no group has a monopoly on violence and aggression. It has been injured and killed by these criminals without any intervention from the authorities, and the maritime transport industry has been negatively affected by this extortion.

Transporters have petitioned Lagos State Governor Oluwatoyin Fayinka over alleged arrest and indiscriminate issuance of fine tickets by suspended ad-hoc teams of the Committee on Removal of Abandoned Vehicles. Cash collections are allegedly collected from truck owners and vehicles are hijacked.