Thirty-nine traffic offenders were at the weekend prosecuted at the mobile court of the Ijebu-Ode Unit Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).
Legal Officer of the Ogun State Sector Command, Uzoma Chinedu Enwereuzo, said the offenders were apprehended at Ijebu-Ode old tollgate, along Ijebu-Ode/Ore Expressway for violating regulations ranging from not possessing valid driver’s licenses, seat belt violation, driving with expired tyres or lack of spare tyres, among others.
Enwereuzo said 37 of the offenders were convicted with the option of fine according to the gravity of their offences, while the others were cautioned and discharged by the presiding Magistrate Oluranti Sunday Faronbi.
Unit Commander Austin U. Ekele said there was need to aggressively educate drivers and enforce traffic rules to reverse the trend of incessant crashes.
According to Ekele, the Corps will not compromise on its vision to eradicate accidents and create a safe motoring environment for the public.
Noting that the Corps has been embarking on mobile courts, motor parks and advocacy visits to Churches, Mosques and companies, coupled with the daily public enlightenments for road users, he, urged motorists to avoid excessive speeding, overloading, use of expired/ worn out tyres and to cultivate the habit of vehicle maintenance in order to avoid mechanical deficient vehicles plying the roads.