Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has actually restricted movement of industrial motorbikes better known as Keke NAPEP in some parts of Adamawa State.

The guv in a declaration released Tuesday evening, noted that the constraint was suggested to suppress rising criminal activities in affected communities.

The declaration, signed by Humwashi Wonosikou, Press Secretary to the Governor, said the restriction covers some communities in community city government areas of Girei and Yola South.

“Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has issued an Executive Order prohibiting making use of motorcycles in Mbamba, Yolde Pate and Ngurore communities of Yola South Local Government Area, in addition to Viniklang and Federal Housing Estate in Girei Local Government Area from 5:00 pm to 5:00, am henceforth,” the declaration stated.

It added that the order mandating the constraint “enters effect on Tuesday 8th February, 2022 until further notice.”

According to the statement, “This development is a direct action to the growing activities of wrongdoers that are interfering with the peace of the state.”

The statement quoted Fintiri as saying that scalawags “have ended up being a risk to the peace, wellbeing, security and stability of the state’s economic and political systems, in addition to their result on continuous development which must be efficiently curtailed.”

The governor said no accountable government will enable crooks to threaten the peace of the state, however need to guarantee that all citizens of Girei and Yola South Local Government Areas live free from thuggery, burglary, theft, maiming, kidnapping and other criminal activities.

“The Executive Order prescribes a penalty of six months imprisonment with a choice of N100,000 fine or both, in addition to surrendering the motorbike to the government if found guilty for infraction of the order,” the federal government cautioned.