Kaduna Agency To Release Impounded Motorcycles
By Abdullahi Ahmad Bamalli
Kaduna State Traffic Enforcement Authority (KASTLEA) says it would commence the release of motorcycles that were impounded in batches on a last-in-first-out basis starting next Tuesday.
A statement issued by the acting corps marshal and chief executive officer of the Authority, Carla Abdulmalik, also said that the release would be effected after five steps have been completed.
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The acting corps marshall said various categories of fines would be paid before the motorcycles were released to their owners.
She said: ‘’Motorcycles impounded between September to December 2022 will be released between Tuesday, December 20 and December 23, 2023.”
The statement noted that motorcycles impounded between May to August 2022 would be released from Wednesday, December 28, to Friday, December 30.
Mrs Abdulmalik added that motorcycles impounded between January to April 2022 are to be released from January 4 to 7, 2023, while those impounded between January – December 2022 will be released between January 8 and 20, 2023.
The acting corps marshal further said that all other impounded motorcycles (2020 – 2021) will be released from January 20, 2023.
The statement also listed steps that must be taken and conditions that must be fulfilled before the releases of the motorcycles.
According to the Acting CEO of KASTLEA, the screening stage for documents will be done at Ahmadu Bello Stadium, where forms will be filled and photocopies of documents will be attached to them, as well as signing of the undertaking.
“The next stage is payments of fines and registration or renewal of motorcycle documents, which will also be done at Ahmadu Bello stadium,” she said.
“Unregistered motorcycles will pay a registration fee of N30,000.00 each, and those without Number Plates or particulars will have to pay N12,000.00 each, totalling N42,000.00. Owners of registered motorcycles will pay N20,000 and N3,700 for renewal of particulars, totalling N23, 700,” she added.
The statement said that release forms will be collected at Ahmadu Bello Stadium Kaduna, adding that the final release of motorcycles will be done at KASTLEA headquarters.
KASTLEA said motorcycle owners are expected to present their national identity cards, motorcycle purchase receipts, registration particulars and passport photographs before the motorcycles are released to them.
