Insecurity: Kwara Captures Motorcycle Operators’ Data

Kwara State government has commenced data collection of commercial motorcycle operators as part of measures to strengthen the security of the people.

LEADERSHIP reports that the initiative aims to strengthen security and prevent insurgents and other non-state actors from exploiting transportation businesses to carry out criminal activities across the state.

The state commissioner for Transportation, Hon. Lafia Aliyu Korasabi, confirmed the data-capturing exercise for motorcycle operators during a consultative meeting on security matters held in Ilorin, the state capital, yesterday.

Addressing the participants, Korasabi reiterated the commitment of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to sustaining a safer and more harmonious Kwara State.

Korasabi stressed the need for strict compliance with the approved operating hours for commercial motorcycle and tricycle operators, from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. with immediate effect.

He added that efforts would be intensified to establish uniform identification codes for commercial motorcyclists across the state’s local government areas.
Also, the national president of Community Policing, retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Baba Adisa Bolanta, stressed the importance of collaboration in tackling insecurity.

Bolanta described transportation as a vital component of the state’s economy, stressing the need for effective monitoring of their operations to prevent criminal elements from exploiting the sector.

While supporting the data-capturing initiative for motorcycle operators, he advocated a clearly defined timeframe for the exercise.

He also called on relevant state regulatory agencies to commence the enforcement of approved operating hours and work towards implementing uniform identification codes for motorcycle and tricycle operators.

In separate remarks, the state chairman of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Alh AbdulRahman Onikijipa and the state chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alh AbdulRasaq Ariwoola, pledged their unions’ support for the government’s policies.

For his part, the state chairman of the Motorcycle Operators Union of Nigeria (MOUN), Hon. Azeez Tinuola, gave an update on the progress made so far in ensuring members’ compliance with the ongoing data-capturing exercise.