Pandemonium As Okada Riders Storm Abuja Estate

There was tension in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja on Sunday when motorcycle riders, popularly known as ‘Okada’ stormed a popular estate in the metropolis.
Findings revealed that the mayhem started when a hit-and-run driver rammed into some Okada riders in Kabusa area of the city, killing three of them in the process.
The driver, according to an eyewitness, ran into Global Estate located after Sunnyvale in Kabusa, around Lokogoma, Abuja.
The angry Okada riders were said to have chased the driver to the estate, setting the gatehouse on fire.
The Estate Manager, Mr Adebisi Adelowo, who spoke to newsmen, said, “Over 100 Hausa bike riders attacked our estate some hours ago. They tried to burn down the estate by putting fire to two buildings.
“They pulled down our gate and started stoning people’s houses. We couldn’t stop them until the police and the army intervened.
“We later learnt that they attacked our estate because two of their colleagues were knocked to death by a motorist who ran to our estate for safety as he was been chased with big stones and other dangerous weapons.
“The motorist who is not even a resident of our estate ran into the estate because he noticed a police post in front of the estate.”
As of the time of filing this report, security operatives were said to have been drafted to the estate to prevent further destruction.
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