Get Guardian on GoogleThe Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State Sector Command, has convicted 25 traffic offenders at a mobile court sitting at its headquarters in Abeokuta, the Ogun State Capital.
Chief Magistrate O.T. Odubanjo, convicted the offenders on Speed Limit Device (SLD) and Driver’s Licence (DLV) violations, Overloading (OVL) and Seatbelt (SUV) infractions as well as vehicle Licence (VLV) and Number Plate (NPV).
The magistrate said that the offenders were convicted to enforce road discipline and curb critical safety violations across major operational corridors in the state, stressing that non of the violators were sentence to prison.
Spokesperson of the FRSC, Ogun Command, Afolabi Odunsi, who disclosed this in a statement obtained yesterday, said that the total offences fined is 46 while 25 offenders were arraigned and convicted for the traffic violations.
Odunsi said that the zero-discharge rate underscores the precision of the FRSC’s enforcement and the court’s commitment to holding traffic violators accountable.
He said that the judgement would serve as deterrent to other motorists that the Command has “Zero Tolerance” approach to road traffic infractions to ensure the safety of lives and property.
However, the Sector Commander, Corps Commander Oludare Ogunjobi, said that the mobile court exercise remains a vital component of the Command’s sustained enforcement strategy to reduce road traffic crashes and fatalities.
