A Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Mobile Court sitting in Awka, the Anambra capital, has convicted no fewer than 36 motorists in connection with 73 different traffic offences, an official has said.
TBI Africa.com said mr Andrew Kumapayi, the Sector Commander of FRSC in the state disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Wednesday.
Kumapayi said the mobile court session, which took place on Tuesday, was part of the corps activities to reduce accidents on roads across the country.
He said that 41 motorists were arrested and prosecuted out of which five were acquitted but cautioned and allowed to go.
The sector commander said the breakdown of the offences showed that driving without Speed Limiting Device was the most prevalent with 17 cases.
He said: “Other offences were non possession of valid drivers’ license, tyre violation, light signs violation and speed.
“36 persons were convicted and given an option of fine, while five were cautioned and discharged.
“There were 73 offences and the most prevalent was failure by motorists to install Speed Limiting Device with 17 offenders,” he said.
Kumapayi said that the UN, WARSO Safety Week, which commenced on Monday, would end with a thanksgiving church service on May 12.
He also spoke on the special operation embarked upon by the corps to curb the excesses of heavy duty vehicle operators in the state.
According to him, the exercise is still ongoing and no category of road user is exempted in the enforcement meant to ensure sanity on the road.
