By Daniel Tyokua
No fewer than twenty four vehicles have been impounded by the combined team of Federal Capital Territory Administration ( FCTA) task force on city clean at the weekend.
Head of operations, Directorate of Road Traffic Services, FCT Administration, Deborah Osho after the operations, said the exercise was to intensify operations towards impounding all vehicles, arrest owners who refuse to comply with extant rules and regulations.
She said during the operation, 7 Motorcycles were also arrested for various offences from different parts of the territory.
Mrs Osho said all relevant agencies have resolved to strengthen the fight against all forms of nuisance in the city.
She noted that since taxi and other vehicles operators have refused to comply with rules, enforcement team, will also not relent in haunting and prosecuting them.
“The operation is all about cleaning up of the city. This is the popular Garki Market which we have just cleared of nuisances, ranging from illegal car parks. This operation commenced from Area 1, 3, Apo bridge and now we have extended it to Garki market areas. We want to ensure that there is free flow of traffic.
“The owners of the vehicles that have been impounded for various offences will face a mobile court. The vehicles that are not road worthy, will have to be fixed. The judges at the Mobile Court will also determine their fine. We have impounded about 24 vehicles, and 7 bikes”
On environmental issues, the deputy director, Monitoring and Enforcement, Abuja Environmental Protection Board ( AEPB), Kaka Bello said the areas raided were places where human activities have continued to constitute nuisances.
Bello noted that the intensified fight by the city enforcers against defaulters, was to ensure that a Abuja remain a city of pride.
He stated that environmental sanitation was required on a daily basis, noting that a little slack would be counterproductive.
Bello said: “We are committed to removal of all sorts of nuisance from the city, especially those that have negative impact on the environment. The environmental cleaning has to be done on a daily basis”
