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29 motorcyclists from Nasarawa heading for Lagos arrested in Abuja (Video)

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29 motorcyclists from Nasarawa heading for Lagos arrested in Abuja (Video)

29 motorcyclists being conveyed in a truck to Lagos have been arrested by the Federal Capital Territory Ministerial Enforcement Task team on COVID-19 on Tuesday.

The commercial motorcycle riders were travelling from Lafia in Nasarawa State in a truck marked LFA 837 ZX to Lagos before they were arrested at the AYA Bridge in the Asokoro District of the FCT.

The driver, Samaila Samiya, said on getting to Lafia, he decided to pick the passengers after they pleaded to pay him N2,000 each.

On his part, one of the passengers, Musa Simon, claimed they were commercial motorcycle riders who had left Lagos in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdown.

“We are returning to resume work following threats by motorcycle owners that they would sell off the motorcycles if we fail to resume work,” he said.

Read also: Arrested northern motorcyclists sue Lagos state govt, demand N1bn

Chairman of the Task Team, Ikharo Attah, while addressing journalists at the Eagle Square where they were arraigned before a mobile court, lamented that, “despite series of arrests, prosecution and turning back of violators by the FCT Administration, many persons have yet to fully comply with the presidential directive on interstate travel ban.

“Just when one feels there is enough arrest to deter people, many more would continue to move and traverse state borders.”

In her judgement, Magistrate Idayat Akanni, who found them guilty, ordered that the truck be impounded, and fined the driver N3,000.

She also ordered that all the occupants of the truck be sent back to their point of departure.

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