REGSEC Bans Bikes In Chereponi

The Northern Regional Security Council has placed a partial ban on the use of motorbikes in the Chereponi and Saboba districts of the Northern Region.

This follows the resurgence of violence between the Chokosis and Konkombas.

Two Konkombas were killed while a Chokosi suffered gunshot wound in the renewed communal clashes which started on Saturday, 18 May 2019 at Naduni where feuding locals prevented each other from farming a disputed land.

The incident spread to other communities on Sunday.

In a statement issued and signed by the Chairman of the Northern Regional Security Council, Mr Salifu Saeed on Tuesday, 22 May 2019, REGSEC disclosed that health workers, teachers, public servants and women have been exempted from the ban.

REGSEC also assured the residents that the security agencies have put in place adequate measures to protect them.