He said there’s a need to increase the fines to serve as deterrent to traffic offenders. Head of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, has revealed his plans for a significant increment in fines paid by traffic offenders in Nigeria.While speaking on Channels Television on Monday, December 18, 2017, the FRSC boss said there’s a need to increase the fines to serve as deterrent to traffic offenders in the country.According to him, the present fine regime, which he said is currently under review by the National Assembly, is too low to deter repeat offending on Nigerian roads as offenders can easily afford them.When asked what his recommendation would be, he said N50,000 would be a start to check the excesses of drivers on Nigerian roads.”Fines are meant to serve as deterrent. If I give you a fine now for 50,000 (for) dangerous driving, it’s to checkmate you and tell others that ‘Look, be careful, I just paid 50,000’.
