- Court Sends Motorist to Jail Over Traffic Violation on Lagos–Ibadan Highway
- Officers strategically deployed at flashpoints notorious for one-way driving and related violations
- Further checks revealed that the offender was also driving without a valid driver’s licence
The Federal Road Safety Corps has secured a two-month jail sentence without the option of a fine for a motorist arrested for driving against traffic on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement issued by the Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide.
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He said the conviction was delivered by the Ojodu-Abiodun Magisterial District Court following a special joint intervention patrol aimed at curbing persistent one-way driving along the Kara–Opic axis of the expressway.
Mohammed explained that the illegal practice had increased due to ongoing bridge expansion joint construction on both inward and outward sections of the corridor.
According to him, the Lagos Sector Commander, Corps Commander Kehinde Hamzat, initiated the operation in collaboration with the Ogun State Sector Command, the Corridor Commander, officers of the Nigeria Police from Warewa, Ojodu-Abiodun and Isheri divisions, the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, and the Nigerian Army.
Officers were strategically deployed at flashpoints notorious for one-way driving and related violations. During the patrol, enforcement officials intercepted Koko Moses, driver of a Volkswagen bus with registration number MUS 89 YG, while driving against the flow of traffic.
Further checks revealed that the offender was also driving without a valid driver’s licence. He was subsequently charged to court by the Divisional Police Officer of Warewa Police Station, CSP Ayegbede John.
Upon arraignment, the court found him guilty and sentenced him to two months’ imprisonment without the option of a fine, in what authorities described as a strong message against impunity on the highways.
The Corps Marshal noted that the intervention patrol has already led to a noticeable reduction in one-way driving incidents along the corridor, underscoring the impact of coordinated enforcement efforts.
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