The Federal Road Safety Commission Mobile Court, Kakau Unit in Kaduna State, has convicted 25 motorists of various offences.
A legal officer in the commission, Mr. Fawzy Garba, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Kaduna that the commission would pay special attention on road users during Eid el-Kabir till September 28
As stated by him, among the 25, three were convicted of driving licence violation, 10 for overloading, three for worn out tyres, four for number plate violation and five for speed limit violation.
He, however, stated the other five arrested have been discharged.
The Sector Commander, Mr. Francis Udoma, told that the commission instituted the mobile court to ensure zero road crash, injury and death during and after Eid el-Kabir.
“Intensive special patrol and the mobile court are aimed at addressing the spate of avoidable road crashes usually associated with the surge of human and vehicular traffic during Eid el-Kabir.
“All our men are on the road to arrest all defaulters on our highways and our goal is to reduce unexpected death of road users due to drivers’ carelessness or road obstructions.
“We will arrest drivers who overload their vehicles, drivers with no licence, drivers who over speed as well as drivers with worn out tyres,” he stated.
Udoma stated FRSC would not relent in its efforts to change the driving culture of road users in the country.
“Driving is a noble profession and we want only professional drivers on our highways, because if only experienced and professional drivers plight our roads, accident will reduce drastically.
“We will be very thorough in the operation and so, we need the cooperation of everybody to keep our roads safe,” he stated.