Kano — As the Kano state government's new directive for motorcycle users came into effect Thursday morning, commercial operators, known as 'Achaba' have been leaving the state in droves and commuters have resorted to trekking over distances instead.
Daily Trust has also gathered that most of the Achaba riders have left the state for neighbouring states like Kaduna, Jigawa and Katsina rather than taking the option of registering their motorcycles as contained in the directive.
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