A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced two motorcycle operators to four months imprisonment each, for causing an obstruction on a highway. The convicts, Quzairu Sulajo, 19, and Mutaka Isah, 18, of Gwagwa by Tasha, Abuja, had pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of causing an obstruction on a public highway, and riding without National Drivers’ Licence/learners’ permit. ALSO READ: Man to die by hanging for stealing beer, cigarettes, phonesHe also advised them to read the Road Traffic Act. The prosecutor, Zannan Dalhatu, had told the court that the convicts were arrested by a traffic warden at the Karmo Market junction on April 3. The prosecutor said that the offences were punishable under Sections 39 and 7 of the Road Traffic Act.

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 06, 2018 07:30 UTC