Charley Boy (source: Twitter)

Nigerian entertainer Charles Oputa, better known as Charly Boy, has reacted to the recent restriction on motorcycle (Okada) and tricycle activities in some parts of Lagos state.

Concise News reports that the state government had on 26 January announced that it would commence enforcement of the extant Transport Sector Reform Law 2020 from February 1.

The law restricted the operation of motorcycles in some local government areas, local council development areas, highways, bridges and roads.

Reacting to the development in an Instagram post, Charly Boy said he received a lot of calls asking him to call the state government to order.

In a lengthy post, the “Our Mumu Don Go” convener, said he was in total support of the move.

“EMERGENCY!!!!! People dey ask me say, CharlyBoy why you allow Lagos state government Ban Keke/Okada riders for most major roads for Lagos. Say, even since dem Ban dem you never talk anything. People just dey Trek anyhow for Lagos,” he wrote.

“I go just take style answer dem. “The Okada People I dey see now no be my boys” Most of them no know me and me no know dem.

“For una information, I am in total support of this Okada ban based on my discussion with one of my Hausa chairman in Akomora two decades ago, when I just meet again after so many years. He gave me more insight into the activites of these Okada riders..

“He told me that most of the riders in Lekki are Shite members and other Muslim radicals.

“He told me that their are other 2 – 3 groups also in Lagos / Lekki axis who could only be identified with the way they pray completely different form the normal prayers. He said, these ones are more dangerous than the Shite group but if you dont know , you will never know because they hide their identities a lot.

“He told me that they are coming to Lagos enmass and gathering momentum to enable them do the kind of things they practice in Kaduna, Kano etc… I was told that their new concentration bases are, Lagos and Kwara for now.”

Calling on commuters to be vigilant, he said, “I was amazed with the information I got from my old time Mallam friend. He told me that their Sponsors provides all the Okadas for them so that their base in Lagos will be strong enough to unleash their normal mayhem….. Chineke God Why? I can now understand why Landlords in Lekki are shouting about the level of Insecurity. Una never know anything.

“Amotekun is a good development but if we fail to curtail the influx of these people posing as Okada riders, then we are in for a timebomb that could explode any moment from now and thats why im in total support of this Ban. Period!

“Most important step on security is Intelligence with less noise in the social media. Just imagine the amount of information I gathered from a common Mallam and henceforth I will be engaging him and his likes more. For this action Lagos State took, I do hope more states in SW, SE will follow suit.”

. Lagos Okada Ban: Charley Boy Gives Reasons For Backing Action Follow Concise News.