The Federal Street Security Corps has stated it could henceforth revoke the motive force’s licences of recalcitrant drivers.
Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, made this recognized on Friday in Abuja whereas addressing newsmen on the end result of the 2024 Eid-el Kabir Particular Patrol Operations held between Friday, June 14, to Sunday, June 23.
He stated that the Corps had realised greater than ever earlier than the growing want for collective participation and collaboration of all stakeholders.
Mohammed additionally stated the Corps leveraged this as a mandatory variable device that will assist in attaining the mileage recorded inside the intervals into consideration.
In response to him, outstanding amongst these actions are strengthened ongoing Inter-agency Joint Activity Drive to mitigate the excesses of trailer drivers.
He stated, “Imposing compliance on indiscriminate use of trailers to convey human beings.
“This additionally together with aggressive public enlightenment, strong media engagement and aggressive advocacy campaigns carried out in motor parks throughout the Federation.
“Lastly, there was additionally the identification and mapping of strategic routes throughout the nation and efficient deployment of applicable personnel and logistics to cowl them.”
The FRSC boss stated that the Corps had a sturdy engagement with the management of the assorted Transport Unions, and Safety Businesses.
Mohammed stated this included State Site visitors Administration Businesses and the FCT Division of Street Site visitors Companies.
He stated, “All these had been performed to make sure that each stakeholder, each in the private and non-private sector, performs a cardinal function in entrenching security on the highways.
“On the power of the foregoing, could I deliver to your discover that we have now added to the traditional enforcement of site visitors laws on articulated automobiles.
“We now have gone a step additional by commencing prosecution of recalcitrant drivers via Cellular Court docket operations within the 36 States of the Federation and the FCT.
“Subsequently, extra drastic measures, together with suspension and withdrawal of the nationwide driver’s license, shall be carried out.”
Previous to the graduation of the yr 2024 Sallah particular patrol, the FRSC Corps Marshal had spoken on the mileage to realize in bringing down the curve of highway site visitors crashes.
These embrace fatalities, accidents in addition to site visitors offenders on the nation’s highways.
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