A Magistrate Court sitting in Tudun Wada, Kano State, has convicted three road traffic offenders for obstructing operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps during a routine enforcement operation.
The conviction was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Public Education Officer of the FRSC Kano Sector Command, Abdullahi Labaran.
According to the statement, the convicts — Sani Saidu, Ma’arazu Sani and Suwedi Muhammad — were arrested on July 10 after allegedly obstructing FRSC patrol operatives during a routine enforcement exercise and inciting members of the public against officers carrying out lawful duties.
The statement said the suspects were subsequently handed over to the Nigeria Police Force, Tudun Wada Division, for investigation and prosecution.
The three defendants appeared before the Magistrate Court on July 14, where they pleaded guilty to charges of criminal conspiracy, obstructing public servants in the discharge of lawful duties, and assaulting public servants with threats to cause injury. Related News Police rescue middle-aged man during patrol in Anambra Police arrest two robbery suspects in Adamawa, recovers vehicle Man gets seven-year jail term for advertising cannabis online
