Niger Govt. reaffirms commitment to enforce ban on commercial motorcycles

Niger State Government has reiterated its commitment to enforce the ban on commercial motorcycles popularly known as okada in Minna metropolis. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane disclosed this at a Prestige FM radio phone-in programme tagged “Nigeria Today”. Ahmed Matane further revealed Government was unyielding on the ban on use of commercial motorcycles in Minna in order to improve the security situation in State and to curtail criminal activities often perpetrated using motorcycles. The SSG lamented that many okada operators have continued to flagrantly disobey…