FCTA Impounds 40 Vehicles for Operating Outside Designated Bus Terminal

The FCT Administration Enforcement Taskforce has impounded 40 commercial vehicles for operating outside Mabushi Bus and Taxi Terminal.

The Secretary, Command and Control Centre of the FCTA Security Services Department, Peter Olumuji, disclosed this on Friday shortly after an enforcement exercise at Utako.

Olumuji explained that the 40 vehicles were impounded from Wednesday to date, as part of measures to ensure that all commercial vehicles operating on the roadside moved to the bus terminal.

Recall that the FCT Transport Secretariat had on June 21 announced the commencement of operation of the Mabushi Bus and Taxi Terminal.

Consequently, the secretariat had directed all ad-hoc motor parks at Utako and Banex areas to relocate to the bus terminal on or before June 24.

According to him, the vehicle owners would be prosecuted and sanctioned in line with the extant traffic regulations of the FCT.

Olumuji explained that the vehicles were impounded for operating outside the bus terminal, against the directive of the FCT Transport Secretariat.

According to him, the vehicle owners would be prosecuted and sanctioned in line with the extant traffic regulations of the FCT.

He added that persons were also detained by the Police for obstructing the lawful enforcement exercise.

He explained that the enforcement exercise was to ensure that all commercial vehicles operate within the prescribed location for the safety of the commuters.

The secretary added that the bus terminals were established to serve as clearing hubs for commuters within the FCT.

“The security benefit of the bus terminal is that whenever you board a vehicle, you are boarding a vehicle that is registered and you know the person driving it.

“The enforcement exercise will continue until 100 per cent compliance is achieved,” he said.

An official of the FCT Transport Secretariat, Usman Abdulmuminu, said that several notices had been issued to commercial vehicle operators to move to the bus terminal.

Abdulmuminu added that jingles on the operation of the bus terminal were also aired on television and radio stations, adding that a significant number of the operators had complied.

“Beyond the operators, the enforcement was also to enlighten residents that the bus terminal had opened for business,” he said.

One of the arrested operators,Abdulsalami Dada, lauded the initiative saying, “we are enjoying the services, and everything is working well, better than operating on the roadside”.