"Many Nigerians are impatient and it shows in their driving," She told the BBC.
She does not know who is responsible for her son's death but wants to tackle some of the poor driving she witnessed.
She started going to bus stations to speak to drivers about road safety in Nigeria, and what she found shocked her.
Most of the drivers had not received proper training and were not familiar with the traffic rules.
Such ignorance might have caused the death of her son and she is determined to change that.
The 62-year-old has set up a non-profit organisation named after her late son - Kwapda'as Road Safety Demand - to educate motorists about safety and she also plans to establish a driving school for potential commercial drivers, where they can receive training free-of-charge.
Not content with that, Justice Dongban-Mensem wanted to play a role in controlling the traffic herself. After weeks of training with the road safety commission she qualified as a traffic warden.
If hit-and-run drivers are caught they can be charged with manslaughter and face up to 14 years in jail if found guilty.
She argued that those found guilty should be imprisoned for life and the families of those killed should receive financial compensation.
But this would still not help deal with the pain of losing a loved one.
"I gave up sleep, hoping that my son will walk through the door and give me a big hug.
"I also left a plate of food on the table hoping he would return hungry," she said.
She does not want other mothers to go through this and is determined to carry her road-safety message to every street in the country.
"I can only feel fulfilled if no Nigerian dies as the result of a road crash," she said.
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