Court Convicts Commercial Driver For Assaulting FRSC patrol Team In Kwara
THECONSCIENCE NG reports that Ilorin Magistrate Court has convicted a commercial driver, Samson Ayadi, for assaulting a Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) patrol team in Kwara State.
Ayadi was arraigned before Magistrate I.Y. Jimade over an incident that occurred on July 20, 2024, while he was driving a Toyota Sienna along Ilorin–Jebba Road at Molete Junction.
The court was told that Ayadi mobilised a crowd against operatives of the Oloru Unit Command, physically assaulted the officers, and even climbed into their patrol vehicle to remove an impounded motorcycle. The rider of the motorcycle reportedly stripped himself naked in defiance of arrest.
Three prosecution witnesses testified against Ayadi, while he stood as the sole defence witness. A “no-case submission” filed by his counsel was dismissed, with the court ruling that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.
Delivering judgment, Magistrate Jimade sentenced Ayadi to:
Six months’ imprisonment or a ₦20,000 fine for criminal intimidation;
Three months’ imprisonment or a ₦30,000 fine for criminal assault;
Three months’ imprisonment or a ₦10,000 fine for inciting disturbance; and
Six months’ imprisonment or a ₦30,000 fine for obstructing a public officer on duty.
The prosecution was led by the Zonal Legal Officer of the FRSC, DCC Estine Okolo.
