Nigeria’s National Security Council on Thursday announced that it is considering a nationwide ban on mining activities and use of motorcycles in the country.

The council is considering this option as part of its strategy “to curb terrorist activities, checkmate loopholes and cut off their sources of funding.

“The council meeting was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja.Addressing State House Correspondents after the meeting, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said investigations are still ongoing to establish the extent to which mining and use of motorcycles provide funding for the supply of arms and aid terrorists movement respectively.

The AGF explained that “terrorists had moved from conventional ways of funding their activities to mining and ransom taking.”

According to him, the government was not unaware of the economic consequences of the proposed resolutions, particularly the motorcycle ban but it has become imperative in order to guarantee the nation’s security.”