Driver to serve one-year jail term for assaulting FRSC officers

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Jos, has today sentenced a 25-year-old driver, Salisu Isah, to one year imprisonment for assaulting two Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) officers.

Police prosecutor, Sgt. Yakubu Audu, who confirmed the assault, told the court that the two marshals, Onoja Paul and Afolayan Issac reported the matter to the police.

According to the report, Sgt Yakubu disclosed in court that the two FRSC officers sustained injuries and were admitted in a hospital.

He said, “The officers were holding routine mobile search along British America Junction and had asked Isah to produce his particulars, but he failed to.

“He was asked to convey the officers in his vehicle, to the FRSC office for trial. Isah agreed but when he got to Rikkos junction, he pulled over and called some hoodlums who attacked the officers.”

The accused was charged for criminal assault and obstruction, an offence contrary to sections 217 and 148 of the Penal Code.

The convict pleaded guilty to the charge and the prosecutor ‎prayed the court to grant summary trial.

The Magistrate, Mrs Hudung Shima in her ruling, ‎sentenced the accused to one year imprisonment with an option of N10, 000 fine.

She charged the convict to be of good behaviour and conduct himself in an orderly manner in future.

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