By Stanley Onyekwere
The FCT Police Command have revealed that necessary measures were taken by operatives that were swiftly drafted to restore peace and normalcy to Abuja Airport road, following yesterday’s violent clash between taskforce team and commercial motorcyclists, otherwise known as Okada riders, in the area.
In a statement from the Police Public Relations Officer, of FCT Police Command, DSP Josephine Adeh, yesterday, said at about 11:30 Am, it received reports of civil unrest broke out around the Airport express road near Gosa market in the Federal Capital Territory(FCT).
“The incident which soon attracted many false narratives was merely an uncultured display of dissatisfaction by commercial Motorcycle riders popularly called Okada who took to the streets burning tires and other substances following the activities of the Task Force who had earlier confiscated some motorcycles for certain violations.
“Upon the receipt of the information, Police Operatives from Iddo Divisional Police Headquarters were swiftly drafted to the scene where necessary measures were taken to restore peace and normalcy to the situation.
“Consequent upon the above, Members of the public are urged to eschew the generation and promulgation of fake news or contrary narratives and to go about the discharge of their lawful businesses without the fear of harassment or molestation of any kind or from any quarters.
“Meanwhile, monitoring and surveillance continue on the scene while an effort is ongoing to arrest miscreants responsible for the disturbance of public peace.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Babaji Sunday while reassuring the residents of the command’s unflinching commitment to bringing crime and criminality to the barest minimum, noted that the burning of combustible material on tarred road amounts to the vandalization of Government properties and the full wrath of the law will be meted out on erring person(s)”, the statement read.
The Police however enjoined residents to continue to partner with the police as touching the prompt, concise and accurate rendition of information.
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