107 die in motocycle accident in lagos

Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has revealed that at least, LASTMA, 107 people have been killed and 512 others injured in Okada accidents in the last two years in the state.

The report states that, of those that died, 71 were male and 36 female.

442 commercial motocycles were involved in accidents across the state, out of which 271 occurred in 2011 while 171 occured this year. 2011 alone, 47 were killed and 98 others sustained serious injuries and from January 2012 to date, 63 people have been killed while 59 others sustained serious injuries.

It was also reported by the Lagos State Police Command that 22 out of 30 armed robbery incidents between July and September this year were carried out by the use of okada.

 The truth however is, these were just the ones that were report and since Nigeria doesn't have a true statistically record, the injuries and death numbers is much more higher.