BRT bus kills Okada rider- Irate riders burn 2 buses • Fashola orders probe - Source Sun newspapers

Motorcyclists otherwise known as Okada riders yesterday torched two luxury buses in the fleet of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to protest the death of one of their colleagues crushed on the busy Mile 12 Expressway.
An eyewitness told Daily Sun that trouble started when the Okada rider carried two passengers on the expressway against official regulation.
He said in a bid to evade being arrested by officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), the Okada rider ran into an oncoming BRT bus after dropping the two passengers in a hurry.
The death of the motorcylist reportedly drew ire of his colleagues, who chased away all LASTMA officials in the area; invaded BRT buses within reach, and set two of them (a red and a blue bus) ablaze.
The confrontation caused commotion in the area, with people scampering for safety as policemen drafted to the area shot sporadically into the air to scare the irate Okada riders and many others away from the scene.
Buses operating under the BRT scheme withdrew services leaving many commuters stranded at the various bus stops. An Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Godwin Nwobodo who was on ground at the time Daily Sun arrived the scene confirmed that the deceased rider ran into the BRT corridor to evade arrest and was crushed in the process.
He said he was at the scene to maintain the peace, adding that nobody was arrested as a result of the incident.
Police spokesman, Sam Jinadu, a Deputy Superintendent, confirmed that a motorcyclist was killed but that the situation has been brought under control. However, observers believe the ugly incident that led to the death of the Okadaman and the burning of the two buses would have been avoided, if laws were backed by strict enforcement. According to them, the ugly incident was a combination of highhandedness and overzealousness on the part the LASTMA officials and flagrant disobedience to law and order of the Okada ride