Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has resumed its enforcement against the operation of recalcitrant commercial motorcyclists, impounding 75 motorcycles for constituting security threats in strategic areas.
The senior special assistant on monitoring, inspection, and enforcement to the minister of FCT, Ikharo Attah explained the enforcement followed the minister’s directives to the key components of the administration to mop up the city of commercial motorcycles.
He stated that the operation which would be sustained became imperative following the unruly activities of “Okada” operators in areas where they are not supposed to operate.
Attah explained that since the commencement of the exercise, the report filtering out of Kubwa in the area of security shows that 11 per cent success had been recorded and that the menace of okada in the area was gradually coming to an end.
“The minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Bello has given a clear directive to key officials of the administration particularly the director, directorate of road traffic services and other components to go out and mop up the commercial motorcycles from areas they are not supposed to operate.
“The areas are Jahi, Dutse-Alhaji junction and part of Kubwastretch, the good news filtering out from Kubwa is that crime wave is reduced, even if we had not done up to 11 per cent, there is a success.
“The good thing is that the okada menace is brought to a halt. The unruly okada behaviour in those strategic areas is over, if you go there, you will think we have not done enough but we have done well, we will sustain it,” he said.
The head of the Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) operation, Adamu Shehu said: “the DRTS under the current director, Abdulateef Bello is concerned about ending illegal activities of automobiles within the city.”
