National Security clamp down on drivers charging illegal transport fares in Kumasi

The Ashanti Regional branch of the National Security Secretariat will today, Monday, January 26, 2026 launch a special joint security operation across Greater Kumasi to clamp down on commercial transport operators who indulge in charging multiply and illegal fares.

The operation, which forms part of broader efforts to protect commuters and maintain order within the commercial transport sector in the Ashanti Regional capital, is expected to run for 14 hours across Greater Kumasi on daily basis.

It is expected to continue until there is a remarkable change in the behaviour of commercial transport operators, particularly trotro drivers.

The Regional Security Liaison Officer, Capt. Kwame Jabari (Rtd.), who leads the exercise, will be supported by more than 20 personnel from the regional office and the various district security units within the metropolis.

The operation will target commercial drivers, conductors and loading boys who unlawfully increase transport fares.

According to the National Security, Persons arrested during the exercise will be handed over to the Ghana Police Service for prosecution.

To reduce the impact of the enforcement exercise on commuters, the National Security, in collaboration with Metro Mass Transit would deploy at least 10 Metro Mass buses, to transport passengers from selected communities in Greater Kumasi to Kejetia and other destinations.

Capt. (Rtd.) Jabari told media men ahead of the operation that the exercise is not intended to punish transport operators, but to instil discipline and ensure respect for the rule of law.

“As a transport operator, you have no right to take the law into your own hands by increasing transport fares,” which he said is a sign of indiscipline, and it must not be tolerated, hence the move to stop the practice.

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