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The Special Offences Court, in Oshodi Lagos State, yesterday sentenced 37 traffic offenders to 100 hours community service. Nigeria

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The Attorney-General, during the proceedings for written address, urged the court’s presiding magistrate, Omobola Salawu, to convict the defendants as charged. He added that the 37 offenders were charged with offences of driving against traffic, illegal driving on BRT corridor and illegal plying of highway with motorcycles, which are likely to endanger the lives of road users and were punishable under section 66 of Lagos State Transport Law, 2012.

While addressing newsmen, Onigbanjo stated that the state would continue to prosecute traffic offenders until sanity was restored back on Lagos roads and law-abiding citizens allowed to enjoy the roads without being assaulted by defaulters. Onigbanjo further said that many convictions had been handed out and that vehicles of some of the offenders had been forfeited.

 

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