The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it arrested 79 road traffic offenders in Akwa Ibom between Dec.1 and Dec. 24.
The FRSC Sector Commander in Akwa Ibom, Mr Oga Ochi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Uyo on Sunday.
Ochi said that the offenders were arrested for traffic offences which included overloading, driving with worn out tyres, driving without driver’s licence and unavailable vehicle papers.
He said that the traffic offenders arrested were made to pay fines as prescribed by the law.
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The offenders have been made to pay various fines as prescribed by the law; we also gave warnings where necessary to some who drove against traffic.
FRSC boss expresses concerns over speed-related crashes FRSC boss expresses concerns over speed-related crashes
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The Corps Marshal of Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has expressed concerns over increasing cases of speed-related crashes during this Yuletide period and directed commanding officers to step up enforcement of the law on the use of speed limiting device.
The directive followed a careful review of the first phase of the end of year special patrol being embarked upon by personnel of FRSC.
Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem, in a statement issued in Abuja, on Sunday, said while the Corps Marshal expressed satisfaction with the conduct of most drivers and the performance of the personnel in containing the rate and fatalities of road traffic crashes within the period of Christmas celebration, he expressed concerns that the increasing level of speed induced crashes as recorded within the period is undermining the efforts
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The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has expressed satisfaction with the general conduct, commitment and professionalism exhibited by the personnel of the corps during the Yuletide special patrol.
Oyeyemi’s remarks were contained in a statement by the FRSC’s Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem on Saturday in Abuja.
He also commended the cooperation of the road users, saying that the excellent performances and positive impact recorded by the corps were directly tied to the high rate of compliance received from the motoring public.
By Ibironke Ariyo
Abuja, Dec. 27, 2020 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Sunday expressed deep concerns over increasing cases of speed-related crashes recorded within the yuletide season.
The Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi disclosed this in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem in Abuja.
The statement indicated that Oyeyemi had therefore directed commanding officers across the country to step up enforcement of use of speed limiting devices by motorists.
He said the directive was necessary following a review of the first phase of the end of year special patrol embarked upon by corps.
Former Minister of Aviation and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Osita Chidoka, has backed the submission of the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Mathew Kukah, on the alleged insensitivity of President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government to address myriads of problems bedeviling Nigeria.
Chidoka berated the criticisms against the Catholic cleric from officials of the federal government and insisted that the present administration has failed to put to bay the increasing insecurity, unemployment, attacks on Christian faithfuls and Christian formations across the northern part of the country.
DAILY POST recalls that the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Kukah, had bemoaned the nepotism which he says has characterised President Muhammadu Buhari government and warned that although Christians will not fight back, but “God does not sleep”.