Yobe state government has lifted a ban on the riding of motorbike across seven local government councils of the state following decade of Boko Haram insurgency. The motorbikes are to operate between 6am and 6pm daily and not to be used for commercial purposes.
Special Adviser on Security Affairs to Governor Mai Mala Buni, Brigadier General Dahiru Abdulsalam, disclosed this in a press statement signed and made available to journalists in Damaturu the state capital.
Only a rider will be allowed without any other person on the motorbike, there should be proper registration, licensing, and documentation of all motorbikes and riders in the affected LGAs by the Yobe State Road Traffic Management Agency (YOROTA) and the Yobe State Vehicle Licensing Authority”.
The affected Local Government Areas include, Bursari, Geidam, Yunusari, Tarmuwa, Gujba, Gulani and Damaturu the state capital.
