OYRTMA Officer Arrested For Violating Traffic Rules

An officer of the Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA) has been arrested by the Chairman of the agency, Mogaji Akin Fagbemi.

The Officer was reportedly arrested on Thursday in Ibadan for violating the traffic order by parking his vehicle at an unauthorized location.

Fagbemi stated that the Officer whose vehicle has been impounded would be served a fine in accordance with the state’s existing traffic laws.

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Fagbemi said, “This routine surveillance is part of the activities encouraged by the Executive Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency, Engr. Seyi Makinde, who himself goes out as late as 2 am-3 am sometimes to have an on-the-spot assessment of developments across the state.

“It is, therefore, a challenge I have personally embraced to execute from time to time, and fortunately today, one of our vehicles was caught violating the traffic laws it was meant to enact.

“Since there is nobody above the laws in Oyo State, I have directed that the said vehicle be impounded and fined in accordance to the extant laws of the State and the Officer that drove the vehicle be responsible for the payment of the charged fines before its release.

“The Officer would subsequently have to face more disciplinary actions at the instance of the management for such misconduct.”