The FCT Police Command has said that there were no fatalities or property damage in the Area 1 Motorcycle Crisis.
According to a press release on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, signed by the FCT Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh, anipr mipra, she said that following the ban of motorcycles in some parts of the FCT by the FCTA, the FCT Command, having held several meetings with the various heads of motorcycle units across the Territory, activated an enforcement exercise at the various Divisional and Area command AORs.
She further said that motorcycles numbering about 20 were arrested by operational members of the Durumi Divisional Police Headquarters on an enforcement round for violating the ban.
The statement read in part, “The motorcycles were taken to the Division and subsequently handed over to the VIO for screening.” Upon sighting the VIO at the division, the errant motorcyclist in their number decided to obstruct the VIO from moving out of the station and started attacking the officers.
The police swung into action, dispersing the violent motorcycles that took to the street to express their displeasure.
“No life was lost nor property damaged. Normalcy has since been restored.
“The command urges members of the public not to panic and to go about their lawful business while monitoring of the area and surveillance continues.”
