Society
Convicted Traffic Offender Who Impersonated Military Sent To Barracks For 5-Day Community Service
found guilty of multiple traffic offences
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) FCT Command has intensified its clampdown on traffic violators under Operation Restore Sanity IV, arresting 254 offenders and securing 245 convictions during a series of mobile court sittings between September 8 and 12.
Among those convicted was Hussaini Kabir, who was found guilty of multiple traffic offences and impersonation of the military.
He was sentenced to a five-day community service to be served at Mambilla Barracks in Abuja.
The special operation, conducted in collaboration with the Nigerian Correctional Service and the Brigade of Guards of the Nigerian Army, targeted persistent violations along the Abuja–Nyanya corridor, an axis notorious for reckless driving, route violations and overloading.
In total, 254 offenders were arraigned for 563 traffic-related offences, ranging from seatbelt and driver’s licence violations to overloading and route offences. While 245 were convicted, nine were discharged by the court.
Notable convictions included seven repeat offenders — Shaab Murtala, Abel Sunday, Sunday Salasi, Benjamin Augustine, Ekem Charles, Hussaini Kabir, and Samsudeen Abdullahi — who were handed punishments that ranged from three hours to five days of community service.
The mobile courts, presided over by His Worship Maryam Muazu Alhaji and His Worship Huzaifa Maccido, prosecuted offenders on charges such as dangerous driving, wrongful overtaking, traffic light violation, and use of phones while driving.
Shehu Mohammed, corps marshal of the FRSC, commended the FCT Command for sustaining the intervention and said the initiative was part of a national strategy to curb traffic indiscipline. He disclosed that similar operations will be replicated in other states to strengthen enforcement and promote road safety.
Mohammed warned motorists against reckless practices, stressing that the FRSC would not relent in prosecuting offenders as part of efforts to safeguard lives and restore order on the roads.
