…as Police confisticates 56 tricyles, 94 motorcycles
Police in Niger State have discovered that private motorcycles are being used for commercial purposes at night as the enforcement of the executive order restricting the movement of motorcycles and tricycles from 6pm to 6am continues.
Three days after the commencement of the enforcement of the order, which began on Wednesday, April 23, and ended on Saturday, April 26, the authorities of the State Police Command said a total of 56 tricycles and 94 motorcycles have been impounded so far.
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The spokesman of the Niger State Police Command, Superintendent of Police (SP) Wasi’u Abiodun, in a statement, also confirmed that some individuals were using private motorcycles to conduct skeletal commercial activities at night.
Abiodun, therefore, declared that following this development, any private motorcyclist who could not give a satisfactory account of himself, with proper identification as a staff member of an organization, coming from work, or for any other important reason, may have their motorcycle impounded.
The police further urged motorcyclists and tricyclists to be law-abiding pending further directives from the State, noting that the temporary measure is yielding positive results, as it is helping to eradicate phone snatching and other robberies in the Minna metropolis.
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