Authorities on the Liberian National Police have positioned a no-go zone restriction on commercials motorcyclists.
By: Kruah Thompson
Monrovia, Liberia, February 21, 2025– The Liberia National Police (LNP) has introduced a brief restriction on the motion of economic motorbikes in sure key corridors of Monrovia.
According to the LNP, industrial bike riders are actually prohibited from working alongside the principle street between the ELWA Junction and the SKD Boulevard Junction through Tubman Boulevard, in addition to in Sinkor, Freeport, Vai Town, and Central Monrovia.
Deputy Minister Sandor
The announcement was made on Thursday in the course of the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs, and Tourism’s (MIVAT) common press briefing in Monrovia.
MICAT Assistant Information Minister for Public Affairs Daniel O. Sandor supplied particulars of the restriction, citing a tragic incident that occurred on February 19, 2025.
Sandor disclosed {that a} car skilled mechanical failure whereas coming down Crown Hill when the driving force managed to information the car down the hill towards a close-by depot, but it surely collided with a motorcycle alongside the best way, ensuing within the demise of a motorcyclist.
“That singular action led to the outrage staged by the motorcyclists yesterday. The incident occurred on Slipway before descending Johnson Street,” Sandor defined.
Following the accident, he additional narrated that aggrieved motorcyclists reportedly went on a rampage, vandalizing police cubicles and different properties alongside Tubman Boulevard, Central Monrovia, and Freeport. The destruction raised issues about public security and vulnerabilities uncovered by such incidents.
In response, the LNP has imposed restrictions to evaluate the extent of menace posed by the scenario and develop measures to revive order.
He says, “This restriction was put in place to assess the level of vulnerability and the threat so that the police can address it and ensure law and order in the country.”
According to Sandor, the LNP has requested the general public to be affected person as it really works to resolve the scenario.
Meanwhile, Sandor concluded by saying that this short-term ban will not be meant to punish the general public however to make sure the security of residents. -Edited By Othello B. Garblah