Zamfara: Gov Mattawale Bans Night Operation Of Motorcycles, Orders Shoot At Sight Of Defaulters

By Ayodele Oni

Zamfara State Government has ordered shoot at sight of motor cycle riders that are found between the hours of 8.00pm to 6.00 am.

In a state wide broadcast on Tuesday, Governor Bello Mattawale explained that the order is part of measures being put in place to curtail insecurity in the state.

He disclosed that Government has provided the newly launched Community  Protection Guards (CPG) with 1,500 specially equipped motorcycles and 20 specially treated vans, all equipped with lawfully allowed weapons for their take-off.

According to him, the state Government will continue to improve on the newly established Community Protection Guards to  complement other law enforcement agents.

Governor Matawalle noted the relative peace recorded in some of the Local Government areas in the state and announced that an emergency number (112) has now been provided to call during emergency situations free of charge.

In response to increasing criminal activities of bandits in the outskirts of Gusau City, the Governor announced a ban on operation of  motorcycles in affected areas from 8pm to 6am.

Another measure announced is a directive to hotels in the state to seek proper identification of their customers with any valid card such as National ID, driver’s licence, voters card saying “Any defaulting hotel in the state will be severely penalised. This is in line with an executive order recently signed by the Governor.”

Governor Matawalle called on the people to remain vigilant and report activities of informants whom he said are so far, being arrested in numbers.

He said Government has recently ordered for the census of houses in the state to fish out the bad eggs who reside among the people with sole intent to perpetrate criminality by aiding the activities of bandits.

He also charged security operatives to re-double efforts in dealing with the bandits and their collaborators in the state.