The counsel for the Indigenous Folks of Biafra, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has stated arming officers of the Federal Street Security Corps will likely be an invite to anarchy on Nigerian roads.
In a press assertion on Thursday, Ejiofor stated the proposed invoice to arm the FRSC is deeply troubling and ought to be rejected.
He insisted that the try to show a civilian company liable for visitors administration into an armed power poses a critical danger to public security and threatens to escalate violence on our roads.
He defined that harmless lives have been misplaced to the tragic penalties of armed officers misusing their energy.
He stated, “Arming the FRSC will solely create anarchy and madness on the roads. Situations of trigger-happy regulation enforcement officers have marred the nation’s peace, resulting in the useless lack of harmless lives.
“Majority of them have turned their numerous checkpoints throughout the states into cellular ATM machines. Oftentimes, non-compliance with their illegitimate demand to half with one’s hard-earned stipends at their numerous checkpoints often results in the premature dying of residents.
“Permitting the FRSC to hold weapons will solely improve the probability of such tragic incidents.
“We additionally want to consider the psychological impression of arming highway security officers. The primary duties of the FRSC, as clearly outlined underneath the regulation establishing the company, are to information, educate, and implement visitors laws in a peaceful, orderly method, to not incite concern or foster an surroundings of intimidation.
“After we are intentionally elevating the potential for violence on our highways, how can we are saying that we’re defending public security?”
In keeping with him, as a substitute of arming the FRSC, the company ought to spend money on up to date expertise, improved coaching, and coordination with safety businesses to handle the underlying causes of insecurity.
“Therefore, I urge all well-meaning residents to reject this invoice in its entirety. The main target ought to be to make sure our roads stay a spot of security, not a battlefield.
“It’s crucial that lawmakers and different elected leaders deal with urgent points bedevilling the nation,” he added.