By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye
Delta State Police Commissioner, Abaniwonda Olufemi, has warned a group of motorcycle riders also known as Okada riders that embarked on a violent protest within the Asaba metropolis today, March 18, 2024, over what they described as maltreatment by members of the State Taskforce who enforces the ban on late-hour operations of tricycles and motorcycles operator in Asaba at about 0800hrs.
eaffirms the command’s commitment to ensuring that the State is peaceful.
The protesters stormed the taskforce office along summit road, ransacked and destroyed vehicles and offices.
According to the Delta State Police Command Public Relations Officers, SP. Bright Edafe, in a statement, upon the receipt of the information, the Assistant Commissioner of Police Department of Operations, ACP Efeizomor George, on the directive of the Commissioner of Police, led teams of operatives to restore peace and further put a halt to the rancorous demonstration within the metropolis.
To that effect, the team of police officers successfully carried out a raid of recalcitrant motorcycle riders who were embarking on this violent and destructive protest in Asaba Metropolis, Eight (8) male suspects were arrested, and Fifty-Three (53) motorcycles were impounded.
CP Olufemi Abaniwonda reiterates the negative impact of violent protests on the economic growth of the State and therefore appeals to the public to remain calm and be law-abiding, assuring that the police command has the responsibility to ensure the safety of lives and properties, hence creating a safer and more equitable society for Deltans.