Homepage Accessibility links Skip to content Accessibility Help Sign in Home More BBC News Navigation Sections World Africa Lagos motorbike taxi ban: Chaos as Nigerian city removes okadas By Aghanya Ebubechukwu Latest news Nigeria 5 hours ago Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share There has been widespread disruption in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos on the first working day of a ban on motorbike- and tricycle-taxis. There were long queues at bus stations even though extra transport was laid on, while some walked for miles. Commercial motorbikes are the most common form of public transport in the city of at least 20 million people, which is notorious for traffic jams. The authorities said the ban was needed because of safety concerns. They said the motorbike taxis, known as okadas, a...