Yobe: State Authority Plan To Lift Ban On Motorcycles

The Yobe State Authority is making plans to lift the ban on motorcycles, a decision which came into effect in the peak of the Boko Haram insurgency in the state, the Special Adviser on Press Affairs and Information to Governor Ibrahim Gaidam, Mallam Abdullahi Bego disclosed.

In a statement made available to reporters on Saturday, by Bego, Gaidam was considering lifting the ban on the use of motorcycles in Potiskum town and some other major towns in state to allow single individuals to ride motorcycles again.

He said, “A statement will be issued to this effect very soon after the completion of a review currently being undertaken by security agencies in the state.”