Relocation: Abia government warns enforcement team against brutalizing drivers, conductors

Abia State Government has inaugurated a 35-man enforcement team to drive the relocation of commercial buses into the new Umuahia Central Bus Terminal, with a warning that no driver, conductor or alleged “agbero” should be brutalised during the enforcement exercise.

Inaugurating the team in Umuahia, the Abia State Commissioner for Transport, Chimezie Ukaegbu, said the team was established to enforce compliance and ensure the relocation of all commercial vehicle operators into the Nnenna Oti Bus Terminal.

Ukaegbu, who announced that the enforcement exercise commenced on June 13, 2026, reiterated that the Abia State Government was committed to sanitising transport operations and restoring order, safety and compliance across all motor parks in the state.

He urged the enforcement team to be humane and respectful to drivers, conductors and other transport operators, ensuring that no one is intimidated or injured during the relocation exercise.

“I did not ask any of you to intimidate or hurt anyone. We don’t want a situation where some will stay in the terminal while others stay outside. We want to work in uniformity,” the Commissioner for Transport, Ukaegbu, stated.

He urged transport operators in Umuahia to comply with the relocation directive, saying it was designed in their best interest.

Responding, the Chairman of the team, Uchenna Umekwe, thanked the state government for finding them worthy to serve and also commended the commissioner for his wise approach to issues concerning transport operators.

Umekwe assured that the team would remain law-abiding and would not disappoint the government or the people, but would operate in line with the policies guiding the team.

Relocation: Abia government warns enforcement team against brutalizing drivers, conductors