THE Upper West Regional Police Command is embarking on an exercise to arrest and prosecute road traffic offenders following the increasing spate of indiscipline on roads, especially within the Wa municipality.
The move comes in the wake of recent road accidents leading to a number of fatalities, as well as the use of both registered and unregistered motorbikes to commit crime in the municipality.
A press release signed by the Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr Roy Amuni, said records showed that criminals had resorted to the use of unregistered motorbikes as quick means of transport to commit various forms of robberies and violent crimes during the first quarter of the year.
“The command has observed that road users, especially drivers and riders commute without the use of appropriate road safety measures under the Road Traffic Act, 2004, Act 683”, it added.
The release said in view of this, the command in collaboration with the Regional Road Safety Committee and the DVLA would embark on a massive road enforcement involving the examination of registration numbers, road worthiness, licenses, insurance certificates, among others.
The command, therefore, appealed to the general public to co-operate with the police to forestall any clash.
Meanwhile, a number of people have expressed concern on the way riders of motorbikes behave, especially anytime Ghana wins a match in the ongoing FIFA World Cup.
They have, therefore, called on the police command to station their men on some of the major roads to avoid any mishaps on Friday should Ghana win against Uruguay in their quarter final match.
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