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Nigeria's Lagos bans 'nuisance' motorbike taxis from most roads

FILE PHOTO: Members of the Transportation Hailing Alliance of Nigeria (THAN) protest in front of the Lagos State House against the ban of commercial motorcycles in Lagos, Nigeria January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos said on Wednesday it will ban motorcycle taxis from operating in most of the traffic-clogged city, removing a popular mode of transport for residents.

Lagos state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said the ban, the second in just over two years, would come into force from June, adding that the motorbikes that offer taxi services, known locally as "Okadas", were unsafe.

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