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FG considering ban on Okada nationwide
<h4><span style="font-size: 16px;">The Federal Government has revealed plans to place ban on Okada in the country.</span></h4>
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<p><span style="font-size: 16px;">This was made known to the public by Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami on Thursday, July 21st.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 16px;">In the meeting, he had with National Security Council (NSC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, today, Malami said there is a need to stop the logistics used by the terrorists which would limit their activities.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 16px;">He added that ban on okada used for mining activities across the country, could cut off sources of funds of terrorists and bandits.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 16px;">The motorcycles were used by the bandits for movement, while mining provides them the money to fund their arms supply, according to Daily Trust report.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 16px;">Malami added that the government needed to act because terrorists had moved from the conventional ways of funding their activities to mining and ransom taking.</span></p>
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