100 motorcyclists jailed in Sokoto for traffic offences

The Sokoto State Government security outfit,
Sokoto Marshals Corps, on Friday said it had
prosecuted more than 100 motorcyclists for
violating traffic rules in Sokoto city and its
environs in the last two months.
The Commandant of the outfit, ACP Sa’idu
Madawaki, disclosed this at a news
conference in Sokoto when he reviewed the
outfit’s activities since it took off in
November 2014.
He said the accused motorcyclists were
prosecuted and convicted to various jail
terms, adding that most of them were
arrested for violating traffic lights, routes
violation and related offences.
He noted that “some of them were also
arrested for assaulting our personnel
operating along the various roundabouts and
inter- sections in the city.”
The commandant promised that officers of
the corps would continue to work diligently to
further sanitise the roads.
Madawaki commended the level of
cooperation between the outfit and other
security agencies in the state.
According to him, the corps has 2,300
personnel deployed to all the 23 local
governments of the state.
He said “the 2,300 personnel are categorised
into traffic, security and environmental
marshals.
“These officers were given rigorous military
training before their deployment in a bid to
further secure the lives and property of
Sokoto residents.”