Court jails driver, orders ₦3m payment for damaging FRSC vehicle
An Abuja High Court has sentenced Mr. Yusuf Baba to three months imprisonment or a fine of ₦50,000 for dangerous driving and ordered him to pay ₦3,190,000 as compensation for damages caused to a patrol vehicle belonging to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and other impounded cars. The incident occurred on June 10, 2025, under Dantata Bridge, Abuja, when FRSC operatives flagged Baba down during a Mobile Court session for overloading. Rather than comply, Baba sped off recklessly, lost control, and crashed into an FRSC patrol vehicle and another offender’s car before fleeing the scene. He was later arrested at a filling station along CITEC Road and charged with dangerous driving and assaulting a Marshal on duty. Delivering judgment on October 29, 2025, the court found Baba guilty of dangerous driving, convicted, and sentenced him accordingly, while discharging him […]