Nigeria's acting president of the court of appeal Hon. Justice Monica.B. Dongban Mensem spends her free time controlling traffic.
Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem who hails from Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau State, founded a road safety organisation called Kwapda’as Road Safety Demand (KRSD) after losing her first son, Prince Samson Kwapda’as Dongban to an accident courtesy of a hit and run driver.
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According to reports, Hon. Mensem never knew the driver who killed her son, but she is determined to ensure road users have proper education. To that effect, Mrs Mensem does not only control vehicular movements on the streets of Abuja, she equally visits motor parks to educate drivers.
A twitter user @magmal11 said " she thinks she can play a major role in changing the psyche of Nigerian drivers and ensuring proper knowledge of the road."
The mother of four got both LL.B and LL.M degrees from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and served as Deputy Chief Registrar, Superior Courts and Protocol Affairs before her appointment as Judge, High Court of Justice, Plateau Judiciary from 1993-1996.
Hon. Mensem who is the daughter of a retired Appeal Court Justice, M.B. Douglas-Mensem, became the Judge, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Judiciary from 1997- 2003.
