FCTA Impounds, Crushes 240 Commercial Motorcycles, Vows To Sustain Policy

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has impounded and crushed over 240 motorcycles popularly called Okada in the territory.

The administration after the exercise, said impounding and crushing motorcycles from errant riders was a hard and painful decision, but must be implemented to stem the tide of lawlessness and disregard for approved standards.

According to the FCTA, with established reports that insecurity and multiple road crashes within the city were linked to commercial motorcycle operators, the gradual process of phasing out of okada activities will be compromised.

The mandate secretary of the FCTA Transportation Secretariat, Àbdullahi Candido who supervised the fourth edition of the Impound and Crush exercise at the popular AYA Junction in Asokoro, vowed that the operation would continue and no violator would be spared.

“We all believe that the Okada operation is a contributing factor to the insecurity in the town. We are concerned and won’t rest in appealing to Okada riders to desist from doing what they do, and if they refuse, the government will not be tired of getting them impounded and instantly crush,” he said.

Also, the senior special assistant to FCT Minister on Monitoring, Inspection, and Enforcement, Ikharo Attah warned that those who intend to take advantage of the yuletide period to violate the laws, especially the commercial motorcyclists who have continued to abuse rules and regulations.

Director of FCTA’s Directorate of Road Traffic Services ( DRTS), Dr. Abdulateef Bello, said those expecting the tears of the violators to stop the implementation of the policy would be disappointed because the administration would not be deterred from sanitising the city.