Several commercial motorcycle riders and ticket sellers were reportedly injured after a violent confrontation broke out in different parts of Akure, the Ondo State capital.
The clash was linked to disagreements over the collection of daily levies from commercial motorcycle operators in the city.
The riders reportedly accused ticket sellers of demanding additional payments after they had already paid similar levies. The disagreement escalated into violence, disrupting commercial motorcycle activities in some areas of the state capital.
The riders protested against what they described as multiple and unauthorised collections, while the situation reportedly caused panic among residents and other road users.
One of the riders, Jimoh Akindele, accused the council chairman, Hon. Fasua, of directing ticket sellers to collect additional levies from commercial motorcycle operators.
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Akindele questioned the alleged collection of N7,000 from riders, describing the situation as double taxation.
However, Fasua denied knowledge of the controversial collection. He said the emblem reportedly being sold to riders was not authorised by him and maintained that no money from its sale had been received by the Akure South Local Government.
The disagreement has raised concerns among commercial motorcycle operators over the number of levies they are required to pay to operate in the city.
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