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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says owners of 149 impounded vehicles, 100 tricycles and motorcycles in the FCT will soon appear before a mobile court over various traffic offences.

Abdulateef Bello, director FCTA Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS), also known as Vehicles Inspection Officers (VIO), spoke on Friday after inspecting the impounded vehicles, tricycles and motorcycles.

During his visit to some VIO Commands where the impounded vehicles, tricycles and motorcycles were kept, Bello said the owners would pay dearly for their offences.

He said the offences included parking in unauthorised areas, driving against traffic, and operating unregistered and unpainted taxis as well as illegal motor parks.

“I always advise that it is cheaper to be on the side of the law to obey simple rules and regulations. We have asked commercial motorists to register and operate within the defined routes and motor parks and not to pick indiscriminately from the road corridors,” NAN quoted Bello as saying.

“We have also told the tricycle operators to operate within the confines of the road plan, already agreed upon. They are not supposed to come into the city. They are supposed to transport people that are going into estates and towards suburbs of the city.”

He said traffic offenders would pay hugely when they face mobile court, adding that “it will serve as a deterrence”.