The offences was said to be ranging from wrongful parking to rickety vehicles and failure to use number plates.
No fewer 69 commercial vehicles were on Monday impounded by the Security Taskforce of the Federal Capital Territory Administration Abuja, for various offences.
The offences was said to be ranging from wrongful parking to rickety vehicles and failure to use number plates.
It was learnt that the action was in continuation of its efforts to rid the city of illegal operators of commercial vehicles and to improve the security of lives and properties of residents of Abuja.
This was made known by the director of the FCTA Directorate of Road Traffic Services, Abdulateef Bello, while addressing journalists during the exercise, in Abuja on Monday.
He explained that the administration would not slack in its efforts to clear out nuisances from the city and that owners of the 69 impounded vehicles would be prosecuted by the FCT Mobile Court, sitting in the premises of the DRTS.
According to the director, three of the commercial vehicle operators, who were alleged to be members of the “one-chance” syndicate were arrested during the exercise and would be handed over to the police for prosecution.
The Director of the FCT Department of Development Control, Mukhtar Galadima, described indiscipline as a major contributor to the increased rate of the “one-chance” operations in the city, adding that the administration would continue to make use of the 40 taxi ranks provided by the FCTA in the city centre.
However, the Secretary, of FCTA Command and Control Unit, Peter Olumuji, urged road users to use the taxi ranks provided, reiterating that the administration was working hard to eradicate one-chance operations in the city.