Plan your ride home before 7 pm: okada are barred at night
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Ondo State bans commercial motorcycles, the okada, from 7 pm to 6 am, and the rule applies across all 18 local government areas, Ondo West included. Amotekun has impounded bikes for breaking it, so riders will turn down evening fares. Finish your market and palace visits before dusk, or line up a driver for the evening. If you go out for dinner, ask your hotel to arrange the ride back.
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Plan your ride home before 7 pm: okada are barred at nightOndo town and all of Ondo State
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