Lagos gives traffic offenders a little gift… or not (READ)

Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade on Friday, February 5, launched mobile courts in the state for the speedy prosecution of traffic offenders.

The mobile courts will move around the state in buses to summarily hear traffic offending cases and at same instance, give its ruling of immediate punitive measures where applicable.

Speaking on the inauguration, Atilade said the end had come to “the era of recklessness and impunity on our public roads and highways.”

The Chief Judge condemned that some uncouth road users, who end innocent citizens’ lives daily and cause traffic gridlocks leading to waste of productive hours on the roads, had gone unpunished.

She reflected that the situation would see a change now as the mobile courts are “to fully enforce the extant traffic laws in the state and take stiffer measures against road traffic offenders.”

Atilade said: “Those who chose to make life difficult for other people, especially on our roads, should have a re-think, as they would henceforth be held accountable for their deeds.

“Flagrant disregard or violation of traffic rules with impunity is unacceptable and as such, must be discouraged and condemned by all.”

“You see them break traffic rules at will, and cause needless traffic snag on our roads. They also, most often, drove against traffic and beat the traffic lights, destroy traffic furniture and infrastructures, drive across the road median and through their lawlessness and irresponsible actions, daily inflict pains, grieve and sorrow on fellow citizens.

“Businesses are impeded, as several productive hours are unnecessarily lost in traffic, mostly due to acts of indiscipline by few recalcitrant and obstinate drivers and road users, who are laws unto themselves. As, we speak, many have been sent to early graves, while several others are either maimed or lying critically ill in the hospital.”

She further revealed that the courts would be headed by magistrates who are knowledgeable in different areas of the law.

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