VIO Crushes 1,500 Motorcycles Seized In Abuja

The Directorate of Road Traffic Services, known as the Vehicle Inspection Office, has begun the crushing of 1,500 confiscated motorcycles while 600 others awaits forfeiture in the Federal Capital Territory.

The said motorcycles were reportedly seized between January and June 2021.

This was revealed by the Director of the agency, Wadata Bodinga, while speaking during the exercise on Thursday.

Bodinga stated that the motorcycles were seized from traffic violators and those using theirs to commit crimes.

He assured that the practice would continue until the nation’s capital was rid of criminal elements and traffic law violators.

“We have begun the crushing of seized motorcycles that have been duly forfeited by a court, other 600 motorcycles that are undergoing the process of forfeiture; we will also follow the same procedure with these ones.

“We believe this would serve as a deterrent to people who have refused to follow the rules guiding the operation of motorcycles in the FCT. The law abiding ones have no problem with us. This exercise will continue until the last motorcycle is completely crushed,” he said.

Commenting on the issue, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Babaji Sunday, said the exercise will help reduce insecurity in the territory.

In addition, he noted that most of the motorcycles were being used to commit crimes in the nation’s capital.

THE WHISTLER had last week reported that a total of 22 residents of Gwagwalada in the last 11 months have been involved in road crashes.

According to Federal Road Safety Corps data, about four lives have been lost to road crashes within the community, while 18 got injured.

Similarly, 80 traffic offenders were arrested by law enforcement agencies

Findings showed that driving against traffic is a major reason for the road crashes.

This Website observed that most commercial motorcycle operators and commercial drivers in Gwagwalada prefer to drive against traffic due to the absence of U-turn.

A trader in one of the bus-stops told our correspondent that most of the accidents were caused by violation of traffic rules.