The Police in Techiman in the Brong Ahafo Region have granted the driver of the alleged stolen Metro Mass Transit bus bail, while they continue with further investigations.
[contextly_sidebar id=”kWJfqLUxdz1IQOvAUniovS8NrKauEN2D”]According to the Police, the driver, Mr Abdulai Zakari, aged 49, who was heading towards Tamale in the Northern Region from Ejura (Ashanti Region) was arrested at Techiman on January 20 upon a tip-off.
The Techiman Municipal Police Commander, Chief Superintendent, Supt. Twumasi Ankrah who disclosed this in an interview said the driver is assisting them in their investigations.
He added that when they intercepted the bus with registration number GE 7503 Z, they quickly contacted the MMT’s headquarters in Accra.
He said a team from Kumasi led by the Operation Manager for the Northern Sector of the MMT, Alhaji Stephen Abu came to Techiman, inspected the bus and confirmed that it was one of their missing buses and claimed that all the six (6) tyres with the bus were MMT property.
Alhaji Stephen Abu informed the police that not only have their buses missing, but also tyres from the yard.
According to the police, the driver who claimed ownership of the bus later turned up a document which showed that he procured the tyres from an auction sale.
The Police Commander said their investigations had revealed that the original registration number of the bus was GR 1504 U.
Workers of the MMT had embarked on a nationwide strike to demand the dismissal of the Board Chairman and Deputy Managing Director of the company over the disappearance of the 12 buses belonging to the company.
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Imoro T. Ayibani/ISD