Arise TV anchor Rufai Oseni convicted, fined for driving on BRT lane

Arise TV anchor, Rufai Oseni has been convicted by a court for driving on BRT lane and giving the appropriate fine to pay for the offence.

Oseni had admitted on Monday that he drove on BRT lane and berated the police for pointing a gun at him in the process.

He said his vehicle was forcefully taken away from him and wondered why enforcement was not carried out using technology.

He tried to justify his action by saying he saw other motorists plying the BRT lane who were not arrested, which informed his reason for plying the dedicated lane.

Oseni had also engaged in a brawl with the policemen, as a viral video saw the enraged Arise TV anchor accosted the police, saying he would call the governor and called them ‘nonsense.’

Many Nigerians had come hard on him on Twitter for plying the BRT lane and displaying arrogance about his action.

But the police arraigned Oseni in a mobile court on Tuesday for violating the state’s traffic law.

Spokesperson, Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin said Oseni was in court earlier on Tuesday and was found guilty of breaking the traffic law.

He said he was fined N70,000, which he paid before his vehicle was released to him.

Hundeyin tweeted: “UPDATE: Mr Rufai Oseni was in court earlier today. He was found guilty of contravening Lagos State Transport Law (2018). He was subsequently fined Seventy Thousand Naira Only. He made the payment, after which his vehicle was released to him.”