The Ashanti Regional Office of National Security has launched a joint security operation to curb illegal increases in transport fares.
The operation is scheduled to begin on Monday, January 26, with selected security agencies spearheading the exercise.
The exercise, led by the Regional Security Liaison Officer, Capt. (Rtd.) Kwame Jabari, will involve the deployment of more than 20 personnel from the regional office, supported by officers from district security units across the Kumasi metropolis.
The exercise will clamp down on commercial drivers, conductors and loading boys who illegally hike transport fares, with those arrested handed over to the Ghana Police Service for prosecution.
The crackdown is set to run for 14 hours daily across Greater Kumasi and will continue until authorities note a marked improvement in the conduct of transport operators, especially trotro drivers.
To ease the impact on commuters during the enforcement exercise, the National Security Office has partnered with Metro Mass Transit to deploy at least 10 buses.
The buses will ferry passengers from selected communities to Kejetia and other major destinations across the metropolis.
Speaking to the media ahead of the operation, Capt. (Rtd.) Jabari stressed that the initiative is aimed not at punishing transport operators, but at promoting discipline and upholding the rule of law.
“As a transport operator, you have no right to take the law into your own hands by increasing transport fares. That is a sign of indiscipline, and it must not be tolerated,” he said.
The operation is part of wider measures aimed at safeguarding commuters and bringing order to Kumasi’s commercial transport sector.
The initiative underscores the government’s efforts to ensure order and fairness in public transport in the Ashanti Regional capital.
