Singer and former activist, Charles Oputa more popularly known as Charly Boy has opened up on what he thinks about the outright ban on Okada and tricy
Singer and former activist, Charles Oputa more popularly known as Charly Boy has opened up on what he thinks about the outright ban on Okada and tricycles. In a long Instagram post, Charly Boy said, “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.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.
1. He told me that most of the riders in Lekki are Shite members and other Muslim radicals.
2. He told me that there 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.
3. 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.
My People, we must be vigilant oooo. 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.”
