Akmode Drags Ogun Officials To Court Over Seized Motorcycles, Alleges Breach Of Court Judgment
Daud Olatunji
Akmode Transport Limited has instituted contempt proceedings against some Ogun State government officials and agencies over the alleged seizure of more than 22 motorcycles belonging to its riders, accusing them of acting contrary to an existing court judgment.
The company, in a statement issued on Thursday and signed by its Manager, Comrade Mustapha Tiamiyu, said the proceedings followed the alleged failure of the officials to respond formally to pre-action notices and demand letters requesting the release of the impounded motorcycles.
The respondents named in the action include the Executive Chairman of the Ogun State Internal Revenue Service, Anthony Olugbenga Olaleye; the Commissioner for Transportation, Engr. Dairo Olugbenga; the Governor’s Special Adviser on Security, retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police Olushola K. Subair; and the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Kayode Akinmade.
The company said the motorcycles were seized during enforcement operations on October 20 and 22, 2026, while its riders were carrying out their lawful duties.
According to the statement, the operations involved a task force comprising officials of the OGIRS, the Ministry of Transportation and security agencies, as well as representatives of motorcycle unions, including ACOMORAN, AMORAN and ROMO.
Akmode alleged that its riders were targeted because they could not obtain what it described as unauthorised government and union tickets and refused to join the motorcycle unions allegedly favoured by the authorities.
The company maintained that its riders’ decision not to join the unions was an exercise of their constitutional right to freedom of association.
It further alleged that the impounded motorcycles remained in the custody of the Ibara Police Division and the SWAT office in Magbon, Abeokuta, despite the existence of a court judgment which it said was relevant to the dispute.
PLATFORM TIMES gathered from the statement that the company is relying on a judgment delivered by Justice O. O. Osunfisan of the Ogun State High Court on October 23, 2022, in Suit No. AB/390/2018.
The company said its latest court action, reportedly filed on October 27, 2026, seeks to determine whether the actions of the respondents and other persons involved in the enforcement operations violated the subsisting judgment.
However, the precise orders contained in the 2022 judgment and the specific provisions allegedly breached were not reproduced in the statement.
The company also claimed that the police had denied involvement in the impoundment, notwithstanding its assertion that copies of the judgment had been served on them.
Akmode further accused Subair of allegedly threatening the company and its workers before the latest enforcement operations.
It claimed that the seizure of the motorcycles had disrupted its business activities and worsened the economic difficulties faced by affected riders.
The company alleged that some of the officials involved had interests in the activities of the motorcycle unions, a claim that was not independently substantiated in the statement.
It called on the judiciary to intervene and ensure that the dispute was resolved in accordance with the law, while urging its workers to remain calm.
The company said it remained hopeful that the court would deliver justice and address the continued detention of the motorcycles.
Efforts to obtain the responses of the named officials and agencies were not reflected in the statement made available to PLATFORM TIMES.
The allegations remain claims by Akmode Transport Limited, and the outcome of the proceedings will depend on the evidence presented before the court and its determination of the issues.
