Police impound 919 motorbikes
The Public Affairs Officer of the Upper East Regional Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mr. David Fianko-Okyere, also explained that the exercise was part of general security strategies put in place by the Command, to nip crime in the bud, particularly the use of unregistered motorbikes to embark on highway robberies.
The Police in the Ashanti and Upper East regions have clamped down on the use of unregistered motorbikes as part of efforts to curb crime, ensure discipline on the roads and reduce road traffic accidents in the two regions.
In all, 919 unregistered motorbikes were seized; 792 from 15 divisions in the Ashanti Region, 116 unregistered motorbikes and 11 motorised tricycles from four district and divisional police commands in the Upper East Region.
The Ashanti Regional Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr. Godwin Ahianyo, told the media that the exercise was apart of the region’s effort to fight crimes and make the region safe for the residents.
Subsequent to that, he said all the divisional commands also conducted swoops at various suspected hideouts of criminals in the region and arrested 396 suspects.
He said the suspects had been screened and profiled and those suspected to have been involved in criminal activities, arrested and charged.
He said while a number of them had been granted bails, others had been remanded into prison custody and would be facing trial.
In the Upper East Region, the motorbikes and tricycles were seized in Kassena Nankana, Builsa North, Bawku and Bolgatanga Municipalities.
The Public Affairs Officer of the Upper East Regional Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mr. David Fianko-Okyere, also explained that the exercise was part of general security strategies put in place by the Command, to nip crime in the bud, particularly the use of unregistered motorbikes to embark on highway robberies.
ASP Fianko-Okyere further stated that the respective owners of the seized motorbikes and tricycles had been asked to produce documents showing the machines belonged to them.
ASP Okyere added that the Regional Police Command in August, started installing CCTV cameras in markets, commercial streets, the main Bolgatanga-Navrongo highway, among other places, all in a bid to curb and reduce crime to the barest minimum.
