Page 24: Daily Graphic, November 26, 2009.
Story: Albert K. Salia
THE Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) of the Ghana Police Service yesterday arrested 13 motorcyclists for engaging in illegal commercial motorised activities, popularly called ‘Okada’.
The suspects were rounded up at the Rawlings Park, WATO, Korle-Bu and Mamprobi areas.
According to the Deputy Commander of the MTTU, Superintendent Deborah Addison-Campbell, the exercise was part of activities being conducted by the police to clamp down on indiscipline on the roads prior to the Christmas festivities.
She explained that it was illegal for motorcyclists to engage in commercial transportation in the country, since the law did not permit them to do so.
Explaining that vehicles that operated commercially were duly registered as such, Supt Addison-Campbell said although the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) registered motorcycles, they were not for commercial purposes.
She said those operating motorcycle transportation services commercially were doing so illegally.
According to her, the suspects were being processed for court on charges bordering on operating illegal commercial business, uninsured motorcycles and not possessing roadworthy certificates.
Surprisingly, she said, while the police were conducting the exercise, some onlookers started pelting them with stones, which eventually smashed a windscreen of the police vehicle.
Supt Addison-Campbell reminded the public, especially those who patronised the motorcycles, that they did so at the peril of their lives.
She explained that because the motorcycles were not registered for commercial purposes and had also not been insured, any form of injury or death to those who used them would not be compensated.
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