File Esame Daniel Koku, a 42-year-old Okada rider in Accra, has spent nearly a decade riding through the bustling streets on his motorcycle. But seven years ago, a nightmarish encounter with a police officer turned his life upside down. Daniel Daniel recalls that fateful day vividly. "I nearly lost my mind due to the police harassment," he says with his voice tinged with lingering pain. The scars on his knees and thighs bear testament to the brutality he endured, leaving him with chronic internal pains and a permanent limp in his left leg. Despite returning to the Okada business, Daniel's spirit is dampened by the memory of his wife leaving him during his recovery period. "Sometimes, when I think about her abandoning me while I was still on the hospital bed, it makes me sad," he admits.