See The New Traffic Offences That Can Make You Land In Jail in Lagos .

If you own and drive a car in Lagos, be careful not to be caught violating traffic laws for your own good.
Under theLagos Traffic Lawwhich will be strictly enforced from Monday by the Traffic Courts, violators of some of the offences can be jailedfor some number of months.

Below are the 7 offences that offenders can either be fined, imprisoned or both…

*Driving an unlicensed vehicle
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*Driving with a fake number plate
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*Driving a vehicle with an unauthorized or defective number plate
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*Driving with a forged driver's licence
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*Neglect of traffic directions
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*Driving motorcycle without approved crash element by driver and passenger
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*Operating vehicle within restricted routes or beyond official hours 

To achieve this new drive, the state governmenthas already inaugurated fiveMobile Courtbuses for road traffic offenders, with a pledge to end impunity on the roads.