The Delta State Police Command, working with seven designated judges and magistrates, have prosecuted 68 violators of traffic offences across mobile courts in Warri, Asaba and Okwe.

The Command’s Spokesperson, Bright Edafe, said the move was to intensify operations aimed at curbing rising traffic infractions and improving public safety.

He said the offenders were arrested for a range of violations, including misuse of number plates, driving against traffic, obstruction, and failure to carry valid licences.

According to him, breakdown of the prosecutions shows that 15 motorists were charged for driving without vehicles registration numbers, another 15 for road obstruction, and 13 for using covered number plates, the offences authorities linked to criminal activities and evasion of security checkpoints.

Edafe posited that 11 offenders were cited for driving without valid licences, while smaller numbers were charged for driving against traffic, illegal use of sirens, and unauthorised number plates.

Meanwhile, all the 68 offenders have been fined under the Delta State Traffic Management Law and the National Road Traffic Regulations.

The Police Command maintained that the operation was also part of a broader collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Delta State Traffic Management Agency (DESTMA), aimed at strengthening coordinated enforcement and reducing road accidents.