More Ghanaians disobeying lockdown directive in Accra

Motorists using the Lapaz stretch who are unable to give good reasons for being in town, especially commercial vehicles have for the past few days found themselves in hot waters.

This is because most of them are forced by security officers enforcing the lockdown directive to park their vehicles at various checkpoints and only allowed to return to home after long hours.

The few who are fortunate are allowed to turn back and return to their homes.

When GhanaWeb visited Lapaz Friday afternoon, about 10 trotros had been parked at one of the checkpoints.

These were mostly vehicles that were considered to be loitering as they were found moving around without passengers aboard.

Some of the drivers were seen pleading with officers to allow them return to their stations and homes but the officers didn’t allow them.

At the time GhanaWeb was leaving the place, the vehicles which had been impounded were still parked at the checkpoint with drivers and mates looking on helplessly as the police officers went about their duties.



At the Neoplan traffic light at Achimota, traffic was building up as officers had intensified checks on vehicles, taking their time to question passengers and drivers alike on their mission in town.

Parts of the road had been blocked to ensure to vehicle escapes the checks.

Those whose reasons were not convincing enough were asked to return to where they were coming from.

Parts of Ghana have been on a three-week partial lockdown which is expected to end of Sunday, 19th April 2020.

The security agencies have expressed worry over many people’s decision to risk their lives going to town when they have no urgent issues to attend to.

The lockdown which has a few exemptions, is to help control the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic in the country.

Ghana has so far recorded 834 cases with 9 deaths and 99 recoveries.