Transportation : FCTA, Security Agencies Urged To Check Activities Of Unregistered Vehicles

The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA and Security Agencies have been urged to check the activities of touts and unregistered vehicles engaging in transportation in the territory.

The Secretary, FCTA transport licensed operators, Alhaji Shehu Shugaba who made the call while reacting to the incident that occured on Wednesday between Berger and Bannex junction that led to the death of two people including a tout said lack of proper regulation was part of the insecurity in the territory.

Alhaji Shugaba said preliminary investigation reveals that touts engaging in criminal activities along that route are not members or in any way linked to any of the licenced transport operators.

He explained that the private vehicle involved in the accident stopped at Berger to pick a passenger when an unknown person entered his vehicle and dragged the vehicle down to Banex, where the incident occurred.

According to him, all officials of licensed operators in the territory are usually identified with their jackets and proper identity cards .

He said no staff of licensed operators in which he is the secretary in the FCT would engage in activities inimical to the rules guiding operations of the transport system.

According to him, licensed transport taxi Operators have rules and regulations regulating their activities.

Alhaji Shugaba, however, stressed the need for private car owners who want to engage in commercial activities to join any licensed operator to strengthen the transport system in the Six area Councils of the FCT.

Kayode Oyedare, Edited By Grace Namiji