Commercial motorcyclists, popularly called “Okada Riders”, yesterday destroyed the office of Vehicle Inspection Officers, VIO in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, following the death of their colleague which was caused by VIO officials.
Trouble was said to have started after the VIO officers, who were in pursuit of a commercial cab for breach of traffic rules and in a bid for the taxi driver to escape the VIO officers, he rammed into the commercial motorcyclist, crushing his head in the process.
The action of the VIO officers was said to have led to a breakdown of law and order as commercial motorcyclists stormed the office of the VIO officers, vandalising it in the process.
Commenting on the incident, an eyewitness said: “While the VIOs stopped the driver of the taxi for a routine check and he wanted to run away, he hit the Okada man who unfortunately swerved right underneath the trailer which overran him and killed him on the spot.”
DAILY POST gathered that the VIO officers fled the scene of the accident on seeing what their action had caused.
The irate motorcyclists on getting to office of VIO at Idi-Ape, were said to have vandalised some properties belonging to the body.
It was learnt that the timely intervention of the police helped calmed the situation from degenerating into a full crisis, while some of the protesters were arrested in the process.
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