A magistrate of the Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court, Mr. Tunbosun Abolarinwa, on Thursday criticised the Nigeria Railway Corporation after 17 youths were arraigned for allegedly riding on top of the train.
While condemning the action of the youths, Abolarinwa observed that the ticketing system of the Corporation must be reviewed as it exposed some of the youths to the delinquent and dangerous acts.
He said, “This is the fourth or fifth time they will bring this large number of people for this same offence to my court. Many more of these are in the other courts. Does that mean we have no impact on the society?
“All these youths should not be exposed to what will endanger their lives. The police should write the authorities, so that they can educate those who sell the tickets. If there is anything we can put in place to end this, we should do it, not just bring them to court every time and they are granted bail only to return.”
He said, “This is the fourth or fifth time they will bring this large number of people for this same offence to my court. Many more of these are in the other courts. Does that mean we have no impact on the society?
“All these youths should not be exposed to what will endanger their lives. The police should write the authorities, so that they can educate those who sell the tickets. If there is anything we can put in place to end this, we should do it, not just bring them to court every time and they are granted bail only to return.”
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