Movement Restriction: FCTA Arrests 43 Night Travellers

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Enforcement Team on Night Movement Restriction has intercepted vehicles conveying over 43 passengers from different parts of the country.

Chairman of the enforcement team, Mr Ikharo Attah, who made the disclosure, on Wednesday in Abuja, said the defaulters were apprehended at the popular AYA Roundabout in Asokoro District of the FCT.

Attah explained that occupants of the vehicles, largely commercial buses had breached the night curfew imposed on the territory were coming from Kano, Niger, Benue and Kaduna States.

He said that the drivers and motorists were immediately turned back and escorted by security personnel out of the Federal Capital Territory.

“Some of the FCT bound passengers, including a woman and her two children, came in from Benue State inspite of the night curfew imposed by President Muhammadu Buhari many persons are still adamant on breaking the order,” he said.

He called on enforcement officers in states near to the FCT to wake up to their responsibilities by ensuring that motorists do not cross their checkpoints during the period of the ban on interstate movement.

Attah queried why “security men” would allow violators of the Presidential order to travel freely at night inspite of  the numerous checkpoints mounted by various security agencies across the country.

According to him, the team in the course of discharging its duty met a lady, who was robbed and stabbed by a suspected ‘one-chance’ driver.

” We rushed her to Maitama Hospital, where doctors attended to her,” Attah added.