The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has secured a two-month jail term without the option of a fine for a motorist arrested for driving against traffic on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.
The Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement issued yesterday by the Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide.
He said the conviction was handed down by the Ojodu-Abiodun Magisterial District Court following a special joint intervention patrol launched on Monday to curb persistent one-way driving along the Kara–Opic axis of the expressway.
According to Mohammed, the illegal practice had escalated due to ongoing bridge expansion joint construction works on both the inward and outward sections of the corridor.
He stated: “Disturbed by the increasing recklessness and the attendant risk of avoidable road traffic crashes, the Lagos Sector Commander, Corps Commander Kehinde Hamzat, initiated the joint intervention. The patrol was done in collaboration with the Ogun State Sector Command, the Corridor Commander, officers of the Nigeria Police (Warewa, Ojodu-Abiodun and Isheri Divisions). Also included are the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency and the Nigerian Army among others.”
Mohammed said officers were strategically deployed at flashpoints notorious for one-way driving and related violations during the patrol.
He explained that the enforcement team intercepted Koko Moses, the driver of a Volkswagen bus with registration number MUS 89 YG, while he was driving against the flow of traffic.
He added: “Further checks revealed that the offender was also driving without a valid driver’s licence, compounding the gravity of his offences and posing a serious threat to public safety. The offender was promptly charged to court by CSP Ayegbede John, Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Warewa Police Station. Upon arraignment, the court found him guilty and sentenced him to two months’ imprisonment without the option of fine. This is sending what authorities described as a clear and uncompromising message that impunity on the nation’s highways would no longer be tolerated.”
He further stated that the intervention patrol recorded an immediate reduction in one-way driving incidents along the corridor, demonstrating the effectiveness of coordinated enforcement and sustained visibility.
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