Tuesday 7 August 2012

FRSC detains motorist over N200 bribe


Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Ogun State, yesterday, vowed to prosecute a motorist, who allegedly offered one of its officers N200 bribe to evade arrest after allegedly breaking traffic rules on Abeokuta/Lagos Expressway.
The corps, which also said it had seized 50 vehicles for violating traffic rules, said all offenders would be prosecuted.
Speaking in Abeokuta, the FRSC Commander in Itori in Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state, Mr. Fatai Bakare, said the motorists were arrested for committing traffic offences while plying the road.
According to Bakare, ”one of the motorists tried to bribe one of our officers with N200 after he violated traffic rules; we are going to add to his charges.”
He said, some of the offences they committed were dangerous driving, light sign and caution signs violations, seat belt violation.
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