A police officer identified as Aliyu Giwa has notified Nigerians that there is a punishment for driving a persons’ car without authorization.
This was made known by Giwa in a Twitter thread.
Giwa stated that according to the Road Traffic act, driving a person’s car without authorization is an offense liable to a fine or imprisonment for 6months.
Giwa also cited section 33 of the Road traffic act;
A person who drives a motor vehicle on an occasion when he is not expressly or impliedly authorized by the owner of the vehicle is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for six months or both such fine and imprisonment.