The Federal Highway Security Corps, Rivers State Sector Command, has convicted 36 visitors offenders for varied highway visitors violations.
The conviction was made attainable by a cellular court docket train carried out on Thursday, September 25, 2025.
Based on the State Public Training Officer, Amarachi C-Ekwere, the train was a part of the Corps’ steady effort to implement visitors laws and improve highway security within the state.
The cellular court docket, presided over by His Worship Lilian M. Awuse, ESQ, imposed fines and necessary security schooling on the offenders.
C-Ekwere stated that out of the 36 offenders, 11 individuals who tried to deprave operatives on obligation have been fined ₦10,000 every, and one other 9 offenders discovered responsible of overloading have been additionally fined ₦10,000 every.
She additional defined that the court docket additionally imposed fines totalling ₦80,000 for driver’s license violations, and 16 different offenders have been penalised in a different way for infractions bordering on seat belt violations, defective lights and warning indicators, worn-out tyres, cracked windshields, passenger manifest violations, and failure to put in velocity limiters.
Nevertheless, one of many defendants was cautioned and discharged after due sensitisation by the court docket.
Talking after the sitting, the Sector Commander, Corps Commander Inyang Umoh, famous that the cellular court docket train serves as a powerful reminder that visitors legal guidelines have to be revered, and violators will likely be held accountable.
He additional reiterated the Corps’ dedication in direction of guaranteeing safer roads and decreasing crashes attributable to human error.
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