Recall that the state government, in September, suspended the use of motorcycles for commercial purposes following the reported cases of kidnapping and killings in the state.DAILY POST gathered that many of them are out-of-job persons who obtained loans to buy motorcycles to make ends meet.
Chairman, Motorcycle Riders Association in the state, Mr. Jonathan Musa, told DAILY POST that since the seizure of their motorcycles, some families have been without food, others who were assisted by friends and relatives, have consumed all they have. “I have worked in Arewa Textiles Limited for 40 years. When the company collapsed in 2003, it was promised upon promise that our gratuities would be paid.
Deacon Abraham Utene, whose motorcycle was seized said he used the motorcycle to convey his pregnant wife to the hospital when she was about to deliver.