Juliet Jacob 
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has intensified its crackdown on traffic indiscipline, securing 245 convictions during mobile court sittings in Abuja, where one offender was also convicted for impersonating the military.
Assistant Corps Marshal, Olusegun Ogungbemide said in a statement on Sunday that the operation, tagged Restore Sanity IV, was conducted between 8 and 12 September at Nyanya Unit Command and on 10 September at Karu Unit Command.
The exercise involved the Nigerian Correctional Service and the Army’s Brigade of Guards.
According to him, the Abuja–Nyanya corridor—long notorious for reckless driving, overloading, and route violations—was the primary target. “This special operation was designed to address the rising tide of traffic indiscipline along this corridor,” he said.
Of 254 offenders arraigned for 563 violations, 245 were convicted, while nine were discharged.
Among those sentenced was Hussaini Kabir, who not only committed multiple traffic offences but also impersonated a soldier.
He was sentenced to five days of community service at Mambilla Barracks. Six others received sentences ranging from three hours to five days.
Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed praised the initiative, stressing that mobile court sittings form part of a national strategy to curb indiscipline. “This exercise will be replicated nationwide to deter habitual violators and promote safer roads,” he said.
He warned motorists against endangering lives through reckless behaviour, adding: “The FRSC will not relent in prosecuting offenders to safeguard lives and restore sanity on Nigerian roads.”
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