Some commercial motorcyclists, popularly called okada riders, on Saturday clashed with some policemen in Kubwa, a suburb of Abuja. “The policeman hit the motorcyclist with his stick because he refused to stop for the usual extortion, causing his bone to dislocate,” he said. READ ALSO: Buhari doesn’t have time to write letters –FasholaThe News Agency of Nigeria reports that scores of motorcyclists cordoned off the ever-busy Gado Nasko Road, thereby causing heavy traffic and anxiety among road users. The commercial cyclists made a bonfire on the road, forcing motorists to retreat on getting to the spot. Calm, however, returned to the spot when the Divisional Police Officer of Kubwa Police Station came to personally appeal to the aggrieved motorcyclists.

Source: Punch February 09, 2019 16:41 UTC