A serious road traffic collision involving a commercial biker, a minibus, and a tipper on the Lameco-Okinni route has degenerated into uncontrollable protests along the axis.
According to reports, the protests were between minibus (korope) drivers and commercial motorcycle riders known as Okada riders.
Tobiloba Ali, an eyewitness, said in a message to ODUDUWA NEWS, “It was a fatal one indeed, I had to come down from the minibus when the bikers wanted to assault us.” The korope and a tipper were among the three passengers on the bike who were involved in the accident. The incident claimed a life, according to a witness.”
Another eyewitness, Agboola Adeleke, stated that a motorist, Sariyahu Jamiu, and Rashidat Hassan, escaped being attacked by enraged commercial motorcyclists who were protesting the loss of one of their Okada riders.
He said the affected road ha been blocked by suspected hoodlums and all the escape routes were surrounded by touts before the residents and business owners called on the Osun State Police Command and other security agencies to take urgent action to curtail further escalation.