By OLIVER SAMBOKOTRAFFIC police officers in Lusaka and Ndola have defied directives by the command to stop mounting illegal roadblocks which are contributing to congestion.Recently, Zambia Police Road Traffic Division officer in charge, Superintendent Yoram Phiri, said snap checks were not supposed to last more than an hour.Mr Phiri warned that snap checks would be stopped if officers continued mounting roadblocks beyond stipulated period, as they were leading to corruption among some traffic officers.A check by the Daily Nation, however found traffic officers had mounted roadblocks at different points on the same stretch, less than 500 meters apart and were found on the spots several hours later.At Kabwe roundabout, near ZRA Headquarters, traffic officers usually hide behind a tree and stop motorists over trumped up faults in order to extort money from them.At Lusaka city Fire station, a permanent roadblock had been created to trap motorists from whom corrupt officers were extorting money.“The roadblocks are […]
‘Corrupt’ traffic cops defy orders
