Emmanuel Ayando, a 28-year-old driver who appeared before a magistrate's court at Hohoe for various traffic offences absconded from the premises before the case was called.

Ms Janet Awo Bakudie, the presiding Judge of the court issue a bench warrant for his arrest.

The court, however, imposed a total fine of 28 million cedis on six other drivers for parking at unauthorized places.

The convicts who pleaded guilty were Adu Nuhu, Kpodo Modzaka, Yaw Ayola, Mohammed Abdulai, Awutey Bless and Eric Ofori were fined four million cedis each or serve a six month jail term in default.

Abon Ishaw Kagna another driver who pleaded not guilty was however granted bail to re-appear on April 3, this year.

Chief Inspector Emmanuel Kpodo told the court that on March 13, 2007, the Police Motor Transport and Traffic Unit undertook an operation at the main entrance to the Hohoe market and the main lorry station and found the drivers culpable of the offence.

Source: GNA