Twenty-seven-year-old motorist,
Progress Raji, was on Monday brought before an Oredo Magistrates’ Court in
Benin, for allegedly obstructing the convoy of the Edo State governor, Godwin
Obaseki.
Raji is facing two counts of
driving against the traffic, thereby obstructing the governor’s convoy and
driving on the public highway with expired driver’s licence.
The Prosecutor, Mr. David
Akhigbe, told court that Raji committed the offences on February 18 on Country
Home Road, off Sapele Road, Benin City.
Akhigbe said the first offence
was punishable under Section 18 of Road Traffic Law, Cap 148, Vol. 1 of former
Bendel State of Nigeria, 1976 now applicable to Edo State.
He said the second offence was
punishable under Regulation 42 of Road Traffic Law, Cap 48, Vol. 5 of the
former Bendel State of Nigeria Laws now applicable to Edo State.
Raji, however, pleaded not guilty
to the charges.
Counsel to the accused, Mr.
Mathew Adebola, pleaded with the court to grant his client bail due to the
nature of the offences.
The Magistrate, M. O. Ojo,
granted the accused bail in the sum of N20,000 and a surety in like sum.
The magistrate said the surety
must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and must also have a visible means
of livelihood.
Ojo adjourned the case until
March 2 for further hearing.
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