Keke Ban: Ekiti police lament influx of 'criminals' dislodged from Lagos

The Ekiti State Police Command on Friday raised the alarm over the influx of a large number of commercial motorcyclists into the state following the restriction of their activities in Lagos.

The commissioner of police in the state, Asuquo Amba, issued the warning in a statement on Friday in Ado Ekiti, warning that the development could raise the level of crime in the state.The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, had last week, banned commercial motorcycles in 15 out of the 20 council areas of the state.The police commissioner expressed concerns that the development has forced the affected persons to spread to other neighbouring states of Ogun, Oyo, Osun and Ekiti States.

“Information at our disposal has it that these suspected persons could cause criminal act in no distant time, ranging from stealing, armed robbery, and kidnapping,” the statement said. “The police shall henceforth arrest, impound and prosecute anybody found perpetrating criminal acts.

Did the guy in Lagos consult his 5 colleagues SW states plus Kwara before the ban?

Stop this nonsense.

Ban them nation wide let those who take okada and Keke as education go back to their state and do so

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