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State government launches mobile courts today

'The era of recklessness and impunity on our public roads and highways has come to an end,' Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade, vows.

Mobile court

At the inauguration ceremony held on Friday, February 5th, the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade, said 'the era of recklessness and impunity on our public roads and highways has come to an end.'

These mobile courts will operate in buses, which will move around the state to try traffic offenders and give out immediate punishments to them.

Justice Atilade shed light on the importance of these mobile courts.

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“Those who chose to make life difficult for other people, especially on our roads, should have a re-think, as they would henceforth be held accountable for their deeds. Flagrant disregard or violation of traffic rules with impunity is unacceptable and as such, must be discouraged and condemned by all.”

The Chief Judge spoke traffic offenders and the consequences of their actions.

“You see them break traffic rules at will, and cause needless traffic snag on our roads. They also, most often, drove against traffic and beat the traffic lights, destroy traffic furniture and infrastructures, drive across the road median and through their lawlessness and irresponsible actions, daily inflict pains, grieve and sorrow on fellow citizens.

Businesses are impeded, as several productive hours are unnecessarily lost in traffic, mostly due to acts of indiscipline by few recalcitrant and obstinate drivers and road users, who are laws unto themselves. As, we speak, many have been sent to early graves, while several others are either maimed or lying critically ill in the hospital.”

These mobile courts will begin the trial and punishment of traffic offenders today.

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