Because Boko Haram uses motorcycles to stage their jihadist attacks in Maiduguri, motorcycles are now banned in the city proper. Since the motorcycle is the only source of transport for a majority of the people, this ban will affect all life in the city. Boko Haram whas created a situation, and they wil posit the solution which will be the implimentation of sharia and Islam as the official religion of Borno State, where Maiduguri is located. As punishment for not accepting their "justice" the attacks will continue, until capitulation is achieved. The lack of a motorcycle will not deter BK from their goal, they will find another way to get from point A to shot B.
From the BBC July 8
Nigeria's Maiduguri bans motorbikes to stop Boko Haram
Motorbikes have been banned from the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri to prevent drive-by attacks by the radical Islamist sect, Boko Haram.
Officials said no-one would be able to ride motorbikes at any time in the city, Boko Haram's stronghold.
The group's trademark has been to use gunmen on motorbikes to assassinate security officers and politicians.
Boko Haram is fighting for Islamic rule and has rejected talks with the government.
At least 40 people have been killed in Maiduguri, the main city in Borno state, in the past two weeks in attacks blamed on the group.
Last month, the group said it had carried out an attack on the headquarters of the Nigerian police in the capital, Abuja, which killed at least six people.
Soldiers attacked
The Borno state government said it was now imposing a 24-hour ban on motorbikes in the city.
"The ban includes private as well as commercial motorcycles of all categories that operate within Maiduguri metropolis," Usman Ciroma, spokesman for the Borno state governor, said in a statement.
Correspondents say motorbikes are one of the most common forms of transport in Maiduguri, as most people cannot afford cars.
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