The Federal Government on Thursday said it is considering banning the use of motorcycles, popularly known as okada across the country.
This was disclosed by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, while briefing State House journalists after a meeting of National Security Council (NSC).
The meeting was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Malami said investigation revealed that okada were used for mining activities across the country and the ban could cut off sources of funds of terrorists and bandits.
The AGF was flanked by his Ministers of Interior Rauf Aregbesola and that of Police Affairs Mohammed Dingyadi.
He said the meeting focused on the logistics used by the terrorists to stop their activities.
He said the government needed to act because terrorists had moved from the conventional ways of funding their activities to mining and ransom taking.
Malami said the motorcycles were used by the bandits for movement, while mining provides them the money to fund their arms supply.
On whether the government would consider the implications of the ban of motorcycles and mining activities on ordinary Nigerians and the economy, the minister said the federal government would place national and public interests above individual interests.
