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  • News - South West - Lagos
  • Updated: July 09, 2020

FRSC To Sanction Official Who Jumped On Moving Vehicle Of Erring Driver, To Sanction Driver

FRSC To Sanction Official Who Jumped On Moving Vehicle Of Er

 

Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps has ordered for the recall of patrol team attached to the Ikorodu unit following a viral video that showed a member of the patrol team clinging to the bonnet of a moving Honda car.

Recalling the patrol team for investigation and possible disciplinary actions, the Corps Marshal also directed that the errant driver be prosecuted.

The viral video showed a member of the patrol team clinging precariously to the bonnet of a moving Honda car along the Ikorodu-Sagamu road on July 6, 2020, while the team was on a special joint patrol operation targeted at enforcing the Presidential Task Force directives on physical distancing and overloading amongst passengers to curb further spread of the coronavirus.

The team had attempted to arrest the driver for seatbelts violation but he failed to stop.

Disclosing the Corps Marshal's order in a statement at Abuja, the FRSC Public Education Officer, ACM Bisi Kazeem,  said that the FRSC officers did not need to commit suicide to in the process of carrying out their duties, as every arrest of an offender is to be done within safe and professional limits in accordance with their training and operational guidelines.

The statement read, “The Corps Marshal is deeply saddened by the development and has ordered the entire team to be recalled to Lagos State Sector Command for investigation and appropriate disciplinary actions in line with the Corps’ regulations, while the errant driver faces immediate prosecution in a court of competent jurisdiction.

“It is expedient to state that the Corps’ operational guidelines do not allow personnel to stand in front of any vehicle to effect an arrest at the detriment of their own safety while stopping the vehicle.

“For emphasis, a staff member does not need to commit suicide while stopping an offender that is already on a suicide mission, because every arrest of an offender is expected to be done within safe and professional limits in line with their training and operational guidelines and not to unnecessarily put their own lives in danger while attempting to arrest a fleeing offender.

“That is why the Corps has been deploying technology to track all cases of absconding recalcitrant drivers of this nature and bring them to justice.”

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