Insecurity: Kuje residents call for registration of motorcycles

Some residents of Kuje Area Council have called on relevant authorities to register motorcycles operating without number plates in the area. A cross section of residents who spoke with our reporter in Kuje called on the council to expedite action in checking the excesses of commercial and private motorcyclists in the area. They said the […]

Some residents of Kuje Area Council have called on relevant authorities to register motorcycles operating without number plates in the area.

A cross section of residents who spoke with our reporter in Kuje called on the council to expedite action in checking the excesses of commercial and private motorcyclists in the area.

They said the increasing number of unregistered motorcycles in the area was exposing residents to criminal activities, especially kidnapping.

A resident of Paseli Community in Kuje, Mr. Hussain Bala, called for the registration and regulation of motorcycle operators in the area.

Mr Paseli said most of the commercial and private motorcycle in the area operated without registered number plates, and that most of the riders were reckless.

He said, “The riders do not belong to any association or union, and the worst is that we do not even know where many of them come from or reside.

“You cannot imagine the number of motorcyclists that would immediately converge whenever any motorcycle operator is involved in a minor accident with a car; even when they are at fault. God save you if policemen do not arrive at the scene on time.”

Another resident of Anguwar Kayarda in the area, Mr. Isaac Musa, said there was need for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to ensure that motorcyclists in the area adhered to traffic rules and regulations.

Mr. Musa said, “People are faced with the menace of commercial motorcyclists who torment other road users with their reckless riding.’’

He said the commercial cyclists also parked indiscriminately along roads thereby making movement difficult for other road users.

He, therefore, advised that, “We should not allow any group of persons to be above the law and hold the majority to ransom”, and urged the FRSC officials to collaborate with the authorities of the area council in ensuring that motorcycles were registered and issued number plates for easy identification.

Mrs. Helen Bako, a resident of Sauka, while calling for the registration and regulation of the motorcyclists, frowned at the failure of the Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs) to check motorcycles in the area.

Reacting, the Kuje Area Council Transportation Officer, Malam Ibrahim Kabi, said plans were underway for the registration of all commercial motorcycle operators in the area.

Malam Kabi said the motorcyclists had no organised union to discuss the issue of registration, and add that there was no going back on their registration soon.