The regional police commander for Mt.Moroto region, Assistant Commissioner of Police Francis Chemusto has cautioned boda boda riders against being used by criminals to commit crime.

While speaking at a meeting with the riders at Mt.Moroto regional police headquarters yesterday, ACP Chemusto noted that boda boda have been identified as crime enablers in the region.

He says boda bodas knowingly or unknowingly transport raiders and even taking food to them in their hideouts, adding that they also transport illicit waragi which is a driving factor for raiding.

The RPC cited the recent killing of a teacher of Atedeoi primary school in Moroto, saying the killers were carried by a boda boda.

Chemusto however noted that the boda riders are also being targeted by criminals, citing an incident in which a boda boda rider was stabbed in Amudat district recently and his motorbike taken but later recovered by police in Nakapiripirit.

He encouraged them to have associations where all boda bodas are registered for easy tracking.

The meeting was organized by the department of traffic and road safety to address emerging boda boda security challenges in the region.