Three days to the governorship and state House of Assembly elections, Benue State governor Samuel Ortom has lifted the ban on motorcycle operation in Sankera axis.
A statement by the chief press secretary to the governor, Nathaniel Ikyur, said the lifting of the ban takes immediate effect.
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According to him, “The directives is sequel to the judgement of the High Court of Justice, Gboko which had set aside the order of the Benue State Security Council who banned the use of motorcycles in the Sankera axis of the state as a way of curtailing the rise of crime in the area.”
Ortom maintained that as a government that believes in the rule of law and due process, his administration was bound to rescind its action.
He said the ban by the security council followed the continued use of motorcycles by criminals and bandits in the area to wreak havoc on their communities which led to the destruction of the rural economy, social and political life of the area.
The state security council had banned the use of motorcycles and Toyota Corolla popularly called Duck Nyash in Sankera axis comprising Katsina-Ala, Ukum and Logo local government areas to curtail criminality in the areas which was mostly perpetrated using motorcycle and Toyota Corolla.