80 Motorcycles impounded in Umuahia, Aba as enforcement of Abia Govt’s ban begins

No less than 80 motorcycles were connected Monday impounded successful Umuahia and Aba by assorted instrumentality enforcement agencies successful the state.

This followed the prohibition placed connected commercialized motorcycle operations successful Umuahia, Aba, and Ohafia metropolises by the Abia State Government.

The authorities authorities had connected Saturday explained that the prohibition connected the question of commercialized motorcycles successful the 3 towns was to guarantee the information and information of its citizens, among different reasons.

In compliance with the authorities government’s directive, assorted instrumentality enforcement agencies, including the constabulary and members of the Abia State Harmonized Task Force (ASHTF), deed the roads to enforce the ban.

In immoderate parts of Umuahia and Aba, galore okada operators had their bikes confiscated by the enforcement teams.

While immoderate of the motorcycles were conveying passengers astatine the clip they were flagged down and confiscated, others were being ridden by lone riders.

Some of the owners of the impounded bikes successful Umuahia were seen claiming that they were utilizing their motorcycles for backstage proscription and not for commercialized purposes.

In Aba, men of the Abia State Harmonized Task Force, led by Uche Wogu, carried retired a associated enforcement workout against offenders.

Confirming the enforcement of the prohibition successful Aba, the spokesperson for the Abia State Harmonized Task Force, Mira...