Sokoto Police Command bans multiple passengers on motorcycles

The police command in Sokoto State has
banned the transportation of more than
one passenger on a motorcycle, its
Spokesman, DSP Al-Mustapha Sani, said.
Sani told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
on Sunday in Sokoto that the ban followed
the prevailing security situation in the
country “and we should not be complacent
in Sokoto.
“Motorcyclists have been banned from
carrying more than one passenger. There
should always be two people on a bike,
consisting of the rider and one other
passenger.
“The police want to warn those who have
the Kasea brand of motorbikes, which is
more rugged and stronger, to stop the
habit simply because it can carry between
two to five persons at a time.
“We have found out that once there are more than one passengers on the bike, there is the tendency for such passengers to perpetrate some criminal activities like handbag and cell phone snatching.’’
The police spokesman added that motorcycles carrying more than one passenger often caused road crashes when the riders meandered through traffic.
Sani, who said that the ban affected both commercial and private motorcyclists across the
state, stressed that “we will implement the ban to the end and anybody found flouting it will face the law.’’ He, therefore, appealed to
residents to cooperate with the police as the ban was not targeted at anyone or group of
persons. “The ban is to further
sanitise both intra-city and
inter-city roads and ensure a crime free
state. (NAN)