FRSC arrests lockdown violators

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State Command, on Sunday said about 776  traffic offenders were apprehended for violating the lockdown order.

Mr Clement Oladele, the State Sector Commander, said that the special patrol operations stopped and checked 6,546 vehicles out of which 2,571 were sent back to their various destinations for violating the interstate lockdown order.

Oladele said that out of the 776 apprehended, 110 were arrested for overloading and contravening traffic rules and regulations.

He said; “The erring motorists were arrested and prosecuted by the Special Mobile Courts, while their penalties ranged from fines to community service.

”The community service could be four hours of sweeping the road, washing road bridges and clearing of drainage channels among others,” he said.