Mobile court fines 20 drivers for seatbelt, license violations in ogun state
A mobile court sitting at Ogun State Sector Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Government Reservation Area (GRA), Ibara Abeokuta, has secured the conviction of 20 traffic offenders
Penpushing reports that the Public Relations Officer of the Command, Odunsi Afolabi made this known in a statement, adding that the mobile court session was presided over by Chief Magistrate O.T. Odubanjo.
The statement stated that the session involved cases of offenders apprehended during special enforcement operations carried out by the command personnel across the command’s operational corridors.
Penpushing further reports that Afolabi explained that at the end of the proceedings, 21 offenders were arraigned before the court, of which 20 were convicted while one was discharged,”
The statement added that a total of 65 traffic offences were recorded against the offenders, although none of them was sentenced to imprisonment, stressing that the offences prosecuted included Seatbelt Violation, Speed Limit Device Violation, Driver’s Licence Violation, Overloading, Tyre Violation, Vehicle Licence Violation, Number Plate Violation and other related traffic offences.
Penpushing also reports that the Sector Commander, Akinwunmi Fasakin, explained that the exercise was aimed at ensuring motorists comply with traffic regulations in order to reduce road crashes and fatalities in the state.
“The exercise is aimed at ensuring motorists comply with traffic regulations in a bid to reduce traffic fatalities to the barest minimum through enforcement in the state,” Fasakin emphasised.
Penpushing reports that the statement stated that the mobile court session was conducted peacefully with armed personnel present to ensure the smooth conduct of the exercise.
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