The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) today in Abeokuta denied the allegation that, the Corps extorted money from motorists plying Lagos-Ibadan expressway,saying that,once an offender is apprehended, he would be issued a ticket, with which he would pay the fine directly to the bank.
They also stated that Road Traffic Crashes have been reduced by 70 per cent in the last six months in Ogun state.
Speaking with newsmen in Abeokuta, the Ogere unit head of FRSC R2.24, Mr Saddiq Abdularahman, said that, a lot of strategies have been adopted to ensure road crashes were reduced to the minimum level.
He said “we are working to meet up with decade of action of 2020 by reducing RTC by 50 per cent which is the “Decade of Action of the United Nations“.
“ Once we apprehend offenders, we book them, we issue ticket, they go to bank and pay, and we don’t collect cash.
`Going to patrol, you must not go out with more than N200 and before you go out, you must declare the amount of money in your pocket with the number quoted.
“10 kobo above that money declared before you go for patrol, is going to be counted against that personnel.
“So, whoever, that is caught with cash in his pocket, definitely he will have something to explain and will face the music.
“The corps is very serious about discipline because when an officer compromises the standard you and I know what the consequences will be.
“It can lead to serious disaster or road traffic crash, so we can’t but just be up and doing to make sure that our officers don’t take bribe and also perform their duties as expected of them.
Saddiq, who identified Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as the major transit point of fuel tankers, noted that the unit had been working tirelessly to decongest the point in order to ease vehicular movements.
“Ogun state government at their own angle now created trailer park for all these trailers which will further make the place free, “ he said Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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it is a white lie. You and I know dat there is no uniformed personnel in Nigeria who don't take bribe! FRSC is not an exception. The FRSC in lagos (especially on badagry expressway) usually issue ticket to car owners while they collect money from commercial bus drivers. I have seen them on different occassion doing this!
ReplyDeleteif they did collect brides would they tell us?
ReplyDeleteReally? Tell me something new.
ReplyDeleteMaybe we should actually begin to upload pictures of them taking "gifts" from okada men since they claim they don't take bribe.
Or what do you guys think?
Well, in my own opinion there is no sector in Nigeria that is not corrupt road safety is not an ISLAND. Even if they don`t collect from motorist what of the one collected from driver`s Licence Applicant, may God deliver Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading the heading of this article, I couldn't resist the temptation of adding a line, so that it will read thus; 'We don't extorth money from motorists, they give us the money voluntarily! Shame on this accursed nation and bastion of corruption!
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