Oyo Mobile Court Slams ₦30,000 Fine, Short Jail Term on Bodija Market Traders Over Illegal Street Trading
The Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority (OYRLEA) has commenced a mobile court enforcement exercise at Bodija Market, Ibadan, as part of renewed efforts to restore order in public spaces and ensure compliance with laws regulating trading and other activities in public places across the State.
The exercise, which formed part of the Authority’s sustained enforcement operations, led to the arraignment of several persons accused of displaying and selling goods on roads, pedestrian walkways, drainage channels and other unauthorised public spaces.
The mobile court, presided over by Her Worship, Magistrate Olaniyan Folake Rachael, considered the cases brought before it.
During the hearing, some of the defendants were sentenced to three months’ imprisonment, with an option of ₦30,000 fine, while others were granted bail in the sum of ₦200,000, with one surety each.
Speaking at the scene on behalf of the Chairperson of OYRLEA, Honorable Justice Aderonke Adekemi Aderemi (Rtd.), the Chief of Staff to the Chairperson, Kofoworola Akinbode, said the deployment of the mobile court was necessary to restore sanity to market environments and reinforce the Authority’s commitment to upholding the rule of law.
Oyo Mobile Court Slams ₦30,000 Fine, Short Jail Term on Bodija Market Traders Over Illegal Street Trading
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Sep 6, 2026