Ogun: 5 taxi drivers docked for driving with expired insurance certificate
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The taxi drivers were docked on one-count charge of driving without valid certificate of insurance. The Prosecutor, Insp. Lawrence Olu-Balogun told the court that the taxi drivers committed the offence on Feb. 12 about 11:00a.m at Kenta Housing Estate Junction in Abeokuta. He said the defendants were commercial taxi drivers who had no valid insurance certificate of their vehicles.
By Joy Akinsanya
Ogun Police Command on Friday docked five taxi drivers identified as keem Ekundayo, 50, Fafiolu Abiodun, 58, Rasheed Adeosun, 73, Oyemade Olanrewaju, 54, and Muyideen Popoola, 50, before an Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Isabo for allegedly driving with expired insurance certificate.
The taxi drivers were docked on one-count charge of driving without valid certificate of insurance.
The Prosecutor, Insp. Lawrence Olu-Balogun told the court that the taxi drivers committed the offence on Feb. 12 about 11:00a.m at Kenta Housing Estate Junction in Abeokuta.
He said the defendants were commercial taxi drivers who had no valid insurance certificate of their vehicles.
He added that they drove their taxi’s with an expired insurance certificate.
Olu-Balogun said the offence contravened Section 3(1) of the motor Vehicle Third Party Insurance Act, Cap 223, Vol. 15, Laws of the federation applicable in Ogun.
However, the five defendants pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge of driving without valid certificate of insurance.
The Magistrate, Dr. B.O Ilo granted the defendants bail in the sum of N250,000 each with one surety, who must be licensed bondsman registered with the Ogun government.
Iloba adjourned the case until March 7 for hearing.
(NAN)
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