Katsina police reinstate ban on bikes operations

The Katsina State Police Command has reinstated the ban on the motion of bikes throughout the state.

That is coming 4 months after the state authorities briefly lifted the ban to ease motion through the Ramadan interval.

In an announcement on Monday, the Police Command Spokesman, Gambo Isah, stated the enforcement adopted a latest improve within the variety of assaults and threats by terrorists and different criminals utilizing bikes.

The ban was introduced in January by the then Commissioner of Justice, Ahmed El Marzuq, however was lifted 4 months in the past.

Mr Isa stated, “I’m directed to attract the eye of most people that the ban on the motion of bikes from 2200hrs to 0600hrs in Katsina metropolis continues to be in pressure. Whereas within the Frontline LGAs from 1800hrs to 0600hrs.

“It was briefly lifted to ease motion throughout Ramadan. The enforcement turned vital due to the latest risk to safety brought on by terrorists and different criminals using on bikes.”

Katsina State, like many others within the North-West and part of the North-Central, has been witnessing bandits assaults that led to the loss of life of a whole lot of hundreds of individuals and displacement of thousands and thousands of others.

The terrorist gangs principally use bikes to launch assaults on rural and concrete communities, abduct harmless residents and take them into the bush. The terrorists use bikes to hold out assaults in rural communities and cities.

Authorities consider bandits use bikes to simply acquire entry to distant villages, entry their very own camps which are principally in deep forests and simply run away when they’re chased by safety brokers or vigilante teams members.