Hundreds of commercial motorcyclists known as Okada riders in Ado Ekiti, the state capital on Thursday staged a protest against leaders of their association.
The aggrieved riders who barricaded some streets and major junctions in the state capital called for the removal of the current executives over alleged corruption, high-handedness, abuse of power, attack on colleagues and misappropriation of fund.
Speaking with journalists, the riders urged Governor Biodun Oyebanji to sack the executives and take over the runnings of the sector.
They noted that the association charged them heavily for ticket which the money is mismanaged, adding that the executives recruited some miscreants who are in the habit of abusing riders and beating them up.
They alleged that a commercial motorcyclist was pushed while on motion by one of the miscreants and he eventually fell and sustained serious injuries including the passenger he carried.
The riders were later dispersed by a team of armed policemen.
Some leaders of the association of Okada Riders were seen at Ijigbo roundabout where they were hiding from posible attack but they declined comment.
