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File photo of FRSC officers on duty
A Chief Magistrates? Court sitting in Jimeta, Yola, Adamawa State, has sentenced Nuhu Isah to six months? imprisonment for intimidating and instigating mob action against the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) patrol team.
The court also offered the defendant the option to pay a fine of N20,000 in lieu of serving the jail term.
A statement from the FRSC spokesman, Assistant Corps Marshal Olusegun Ogungbemide, on Wednesday, 8 January, stated that Chief Magistrate Mohammed Njidda handed down the sentence on Tuesday, 7 January.
The statement said: ?The defendant, a passer-by, had on 5 January 2025, while recording the FRSC patrol team, intimidated and further instigated passengers to mob the FRSC team, who were carrying out their lawful duties, as a consequence of which he was apprehended and taken to court.?
According to the statement, the Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Shehu Mohammed, emphasised the need for road users to contribute their quota towards improving safety on the highway, rather than engaging in acts detrimental to safer road use.
?The Corps Marshal also emphasised the unwavering commitment of the FRSC to creating safety on all Nigerian roads and reiterated that FRSC staff cannot be deterred by threats from miscreants,? the statement said. (The Nation)
