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Military deployed to Mile 2 over clash between okada riders and Lagos task force

The Nigerian Army has deployed its men to Mile 2, 2nd Rainbow axis of the Apapa-Oshodi expressway following the clash between Okada riders and Lagos State Government Task Force Officials.

A source says the military men attached to Operation MESA were deployed to the area to calm the unrest arising from the clash which started on Tuesday and happened today ( Wednesday) at Ikeja along.

The clash on Tuesday started around Festac town, Apapa-Oshodi expressway which later extended to Oshodi.

In the Wednesday clash at Ikeja along, the Okada riders set bonfire on BRT lane, forcing BRT buses to turn back.

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