File photo: Defence Minister, Christopher Musa
The Minister of Defence, Gen Christopher Musa (retd.), has urged state governors and lawmakers to stop giving motorcycles as palliatives, saying some of the motorcycles eventually end up in the hands of terrorists and are used to facilitate their operations.
Musa made the call on Thursday while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on efforts to curb terrorism and the operational challenges confronting the country’s security forces.
He said motorcycles provided as palliatives could give terrorists the mobility to move quickly through difficult terrain and evade security forces.
“We try to appeal to even governors to stop giving motorcycles out as palliatives. Because these motorcycles are the same ones that still end up with these terrorists.
