The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has arrested and prosecuted a military impersonator and 253 others for different traffic violations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Out of the total number of 254 offenders, the FRSC secured convictions of 245 through a series of Mobile Court sittings held from September 8 through 12, 2025 at Nyanya Unit Command and on September 10, 2025 at Karu Unit Command.
FRSC spokesperson, Olusegun Ogungbemide, in a statement said the special operation, carried out in collaboration with the Nigerian Correctional Service and the Nigerian Army Brigade of Guards, was designed to address the rising tide of traffic indiscipline along the busy Abuja–Nyanya corridor.
Ogungbemide noted that the corridor was notorious for route violations, overloading, and reckless driving.
“In all, 254 offenders were arraigned for committing a total of 563 traffic-related offences. Out of these, 245 were convicted, while nine were discharged after due consideration by the court,” he said.
The FRSC spokesperson particularly stressed a notable aspect of the sittings with the conviction of seven notorious offenders identified as Shaab Murtala, Abel Sunday, Sunday Salasi, Benjamin Augustine, Ekem Charles, Hussaini Kabir, and Samsudeen Abdullahi.
“They were found guilty of multiple offences, including dangerous driving, impersonation, overloading, driver’s licence violation, use of phone while driving, and route violation. Their punishments ranged from three hours to five days of community service.
“In a striking case, Hussaini Kabir, who not only committed traffic offences but also impersonated the military, was handed a five day community service sentence to be served at Mambilla Barracks,” the FRSC spokesperson said.
He further said the offences cut across a wide spectrum, including 129 seatbelt violation cases, 122 driver’s licence violation cases, 111 overloading cases, as well as 63 route violation cases.
Other offenders for infractions such as dangerous driving, traffic light violation, number plate violation, wrongful overtaking, use of phone while driving, caution sign violation, and impersonation were also booked.
The Mobile Court sittings were presided over by His Worship Maryam Muazu Alhaji and His Worship Huzaifa Maccido, while the FCT Sector Legal Officer, CRC Cindy Talabi served as the prosecuting counsel during the trials.
