Commander of the Ondo state Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye has warned the people of the state to stop boarding motorcycles (Okada) without SITA registration number and to also avoid riders with hooded faces to ascertain their safety.
Adeleye said the warning became imperative because of the alarming rate at which members of the public who board okada as well as passengers boarding cabs got missing during the day.
Adeleye, who doubles as the Special Adviser to Governor Akeredolu on Security Matters, lamented the rate at which unsuspected members of the public have fallen victims of the dastardly acts.
He said, “as a consequence, we are working on breaking this sydicate and we need the public to stop boarding any Okada that does not wear SITA registration and without commercial registration number plate.
“Taxies that are not painted and numbered in commercial number should not ply the road again .
“Any taxi without registration number is assumed to belong to that syndicate and we are tracking them down, but we want to warn members of the public not to board such Okada or taxi otherwise, they may end up being hypnotised and kidnapped.
“This ungodly act is more rampant during the day and this more reason Amotekun Corps is warning members of the public to be careful about the kind of Okada they would ride on”, he stated.
Speaking further, Adeleye hinted, that once any Okada is not registered, members of the public should not board such.
“All those covering their faces with masks and ride Okada are all members of the sydicate.
“To further stem the tide of this latest tactics of kidnap, Okada riders with hooded faces, henceforth, are not allowed to operate in Ondo state.
“No Okada rider should carry any passenger unless such person has been debriefed, satisfied and registered with SITA, otherwise they will be treated as members of the syndicate already arrested.
“This moment, it is not a case of seizing Okada , they will be arrested and prosecuted.”
He also warned that “taxi drivers with unregistered number plates will face immediate prosecution and not their vehicles being impounded anymore.”