By Onomiguren Agbamu
The Delta State Traffic Management Authority (DESMA) on Monday, 12 January 2026, dismissed the alleged purported court judgement circulating in the media of stripping the agency of her right to regulate and arrest traffic offenders.
The Director General, Delta State Traffic Management Authority, Hon. (Chief) Okiemute Benjamin, stated this at a press briefing at his office in Asaba, Delta State capital, while clarifying that the purported “alleged court judgement was false in its entirety.”
The Director General also explained that DESTMA as an agency was never served with any official court judgement or proceeding that its activities in the state were illegal.
He said, “The attention of DESTMA has been drawn to recent online publications falsely circulating in view of prejudice against the good work of DESTMA and the recent accomplishments and the hard work and dedication of officers and men of the Authority.”.
” The publication alleges on January 10, 2026, judgement delivered in the Asaba High Court of Justice.”
” We like to use this forum to categorically dismiss in its entirety the information contained in the publications .”
“The online publications found on the platforms Facebook and Instagram do not constitute a known method of government correspondence because DESTMA is not aware of such a judgement, neither were we invited to any court proceedings nor served any court judgement processes in this regard.”
He called on Deltans and law-abiding citizens and other road users across the state to continue to adhere to the road traffic laws, which are designed to ensure the safety and well-being of commuters.”
He explained that the process of carrying out duties, men, and officers of DESTMA will always enforce the law to ensure that those who contravene the law are meant to face it through mobile court.
He said, “It was this enforcement for those that contravene the law that people mostly refer to as ‘arrest,’ stressing that DESTMA will always work with the rules and laws of engagement that are being gazetted by the state government.”
He, however, admonished the publishers of the said false defamatory information that the law will catch up with them.
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