Puntland Works Ministry hands over motorbikes to police

 

 

 

Handing over ceremony of motorbikes from the Government of Puntland to traffic police was held on Tuesday 9th June 2015 in the capital of Semi-autonomous regional state of Puntland, Garowe.
Ministry of Public Works has formally handed over nine Honda motorcycles to the Police Force for use in the traffic department.
The cycles, deemed to be modern police bikes, are equipped with loud speakers, microphone headsets, sirens and police lights.

The initiative is funded by the Puntland government and is part of the Ministry’s Work Services Group (WSG) Road Safety/Traffic/ Main-tenance Department which “is tasked with utilising
Some of the bikes issued to the traffic police
This move is aimed at addressing safety issues on our road network, including the safety and monitoring of our roadways.”
Accepting the motorcycles at police headquarter in Garowe, Commissioner of Police Mohamed Saeed Jaqanaf said that there is a great demand for the traffic police to be more reliable and that the bikes will go a long way in benefiting the State at a time when Puntlant is facing trafiic jams and congessions.
The ministry reportedly paid a lot for the motorcycles and their spare parts.
The motorcycles are expected distribute among police in Bassaso and Galkayo towns.