December 10, 2021
As part of his work plan, the Regional Police Commander South AIG Aiah Edward in collaboration with the Brigade Commander of the 5th Infantry Brigade South, Brigadier General AB Conteh and other stakeholders have on Thursday 9th December 2021, engaged a cross section of the general membership of the Commercial motor bike riders at the Bo Coronation field in Bo City.
AIG further maintained that he had been yearning to engage bike riders owning to what he had observed since he took over the leadership of Policing administration in the Region.
He addressed them based on the following thematic-:
Indiscipline and lawlessness among Commercial motor bike riders; ranging from riding unlicensed and unregistered motor bikes, overloading etc.
- Drug related issues and violent behavior among youths.
- Night offences.
Lots of drug dealers, hardcore and common criminals were arrested and prosecuted in a bid to make the society a crime free Community, AIG added.
He furthered that he had contributed immensely towards the progress of the Bike Riders Union when he was the Regional Police Commander Freetown East, AIG maintained.
Brigadier General AB Conteh reiterated that bike riding is one of the fastest growing population (self-employment) in Sierra Leone and its incumbent on them to complement the efforts of the security sector in the fight against crime in their respective Communities.
He encouraged them to be patriotic and support national development rather than riding unlicensed and unregistered motor bike, meaning that they are not a patriot but a lawless person, he concluded.
Similar sentiments were expressed by both the LUCs of Bo West and East Divisions in order to lure the commercial motor bike riders to deviate from such barbaric act.
Quick reaction of bike riders by taking the law into their own hands rather than following the due process of the law has become a serious security menace among Commercial motor bike riders, ACP Joseph W Saffa concluded.
The CSO representative, Mr. Mustapha Kpaka Junior thanked the security sector, especially the AIG for such a wonderful platform. He described the gathering as first of its kind in the history of policing administration in this part of the country.
He further maintained that “if we don’t pursuit lawlessness in society then lawlessness will pursuit us in society” he ended.
Comments and questions were asked in a form of planning the to curb lawlessness in society which were answered responsibly by the Regional Police Commander South AIG Aiah Edward.
However, the Police boss South urged them to comply with all the problems highlighted in conformity with the law otherwise he had no alternative but to execute his duty in accordance with the law.
The meeting ended in a peaceful atmosphere as they were pleased with the initiative of the police boss.