More than 2,000 confiscated motorcycle taxis are crushed in Lagos.

Authorities in Lagos have started crushing over 2,000 impounded motorcycles seized this week as part of efforts to impose a ban on motorcycle taxis, known as okadas, in the Nigerian city.

Sunday David, a 38-year-old sound engineer, was killed by a mob, apparently made up of motorbike taxi drivers, last month in the city's Lekki neighborhood.

This isn't the first time the government has enacted a prohibition.

The government banned motorcyclists from operating in 15 local council areas in Lagos in January 2020. However, this was no longer enforced.

Some doubt that the prohibition will be effective because okadas provide an important service in areas where public transportation is not available.

They are also an important source of employment for many young men in the vast city, where lack of work is a big problem.