•Apprehends 8,592 traffic offenders in second quarter

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned traffic offenders and the motoring public against late payment of penalties or be liable for sanctions.

This was contained in the statement signed by Public Education Officer, Olabisi Sonusi, who intimated the motoring public on the new administration on traffic offences and fines.

He said that any fine that is not paid within seven days would attract litigation in accordance with the provisions of the National Road Traffic Regulations (NRTR) 2012.

He explained that delay in payments of traffic fines is a violation of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

For the avoidance of doubts, article H of the Notice of Offence ticket clearly states that the ticket expires after seven days from the date of issue. Thereafter, the traffic offenders will be prosecuted.

While advising the motoring public to be law abiding, he expressed optimism that the new administration on traffic offences and fines will further strengthen the Corp’s drive towards eradicating Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) on the highway and banish lawless and reckless driving for the safety of all.

The Sector Commander assured the public of FRSC’s commitment to effective service delivery and ensuring a safe motoring environment.

Meanwhile, the Corps has apprehended a total of 8,592 traffic offenders for committing 179,165 offences within the second quarter of the year covering the period from April to June 2023.

This was in pursuant to its commitment towards making the highways safe for motorists.
In a statement signed by the Assistant Corps Marshal, Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, said in the same period, 64,544 drivers were educated, 5,431 motor park rallies conducted and the Corps organised 1,950 Community Visits to consolidate on existing enlightenment campaigns.

In addition, 210,404 road traffic offenders were stopped while 45,335 cautioned against all manner of non-compliance with traffic regulations.

In the same period, the Corps intensified its enlightenment and sensitisation campaigns by conducting 286 television and 2,431 Radio Programmes to reach the mass population of the motoring public.

The Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali Biu, while reacting to the data, called on the motoring public to always heed to established traffic regulations and avoid all behaviours that could trigger crashes on the roads.