A certain driver identified as Ekeh Chukwuemeka, was on Wednesday convicted by Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for driving with an expired license.
The driver, aged 42, was sentenced to two weeks imprisonment after he had pleaded guilty to the charge.
Chukwuemeka who resides in Igbogbo, Ikorodu, was arraigned for driving a ford jeep with registration no. LSR 969 CB with an expired driver’s license.
The Magistrate, Mrs A.S.Odusanya, who delivered the judgment, however, gave the driver an option of N5, 000 fines and ordered him to renew his license immediately.
Prosecutor, Ben Emuerhi had earlier told the court that the accused committed the offence at Owode-Onirin on Ketu-Mile 12-Ikorodu Expressway on Aug. 6 at 1.00 p.m.
According to him, the driver was caught driving with an expired license during a stop-and-search operation by the police; an offence that was against Section 7 of the Lagos State Traffic Law.
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