The Adamawa state police have banned the use of Motorcycles in the state. The police command in the state revealed that the action was in a bid to reduce the incessant activities of bandits and criminals who have taken advantage of motorcycle operations across the state.
In a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Othman Abubakar, he stated: “The Adamawa State Police Command wishes to inform the general public of the total ban of the use of motorcycles throughout the state, that is the 21 Local Government Areas of the state, till further notice. This has become necessary because of the incessant use of such motorcycles in the commission of heinous crimes such as kidnapping, armed banditry, communal clashes and other criminal activities in the state. By this announcement, the command will go all out on aggressive patrol and arrest of any defaulter of this directive.”