Lagos state expands motorcycle taxi ban
Following the initial implementation of the prohibition, Lagos officials destroyed 2,000 confiscated motorcycle taxis in June.
Boakyewaa Lawrencia 
The Lagos state government of Nigeria has extended the scope of its prohibition on motorcycle taxis, or "okadas," to four additional local government areas and local council development areas.
The extension of the prohibition, according to transportation commissioner Frederic Oladeinde, is in the public's and security's best interests.
The restriction will now be enforced in four new local government areas: Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo, Shomolu, and Mushing.
Following the initial implementation of the prohibition, Lagos officials destroyed 2,000 confiscated motorcycle taxis in June.
It was implemented in response to the uproar caused by the lynching of a man in May by alleged riders.
After a dispute over fares, Sunday David, a 38-year-old sound engineer, was slain in the affluent Lekki neighborhood.
His death sparked outrage and forced authorities to act.
