Driver jailed three years over assault on FRSC operatives

In line with the policy thrust of the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps , Shehu Mohammed, which includes zero tolerance for assault on FRSC operatives, a Magistrates’ Court sitting in the Ibadan Magisterial District has sentenced a driver who assaulted FRSC operatives on patrol to three years in correctional service custody.

Mr. Paulinus pleaded guilty to the charge. However, the defendant’s counsel pleaded for leniency on the grounds that Mr. Paulinus is a first-time offender who has acknowledged his mistake and shown remorse, having spent two days in police custody. After considering the plea and Mr. Paulinus’s admission of guilt, the court sentenced him to three years in correctional service with an option of a N50,000 fine, instead of a custodial sentence.

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