The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said that owners of 149 impounded cars, 100 tricycles and several motorcycles will appear before a mobile court for various traffic offences in the city centre.
Dr Abdulateef Bello, the Director, FCTA Directorate of Road Traffic Services , also known as Vehicle Inspection Officers , who disclosed this on Friday after inspecting the impounded vehicles, said the owners would pay dearly for their offences.
He said,"I always advise that it is cheaper to be on the side of the law and obey simple rules and regulations. "We have also told the tricycle operators to operate within the confines of the road plan, already agreed upon. The director noted that the directorate was working with the Transport Secretariat of the FCTA to review existing road traffic policies on traffic management to ensure effective regulation of road traffic management.
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