Borno government bans illegal motor parks

The Borno state government has banned the operation of illegal motor parks in the state to curtail criminal activities.

Commissioner of justice, Mr Kaka-shehu Lawan, announced the ban while speaking with newsmen in Maiduguri.

Lawan said that the government took the measure following intelligence reports that cases of robbery and kidnapping were linked to the motor parks.

The commissioner also alleged that some illegal motor parks in the state were aiding and abetting insurgency.