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  • FRSC recovers 2 stolen vehicles in Calabar–Official

    THE Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it recovered two stolen vehicles with the aid of its National Vehicle Identification Scheme (NVIS) in Calabar, Cross River.

    The Corps Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. NAN reports that NVIS is a database of all number plates generated and produced in the country. Kazeem said the vehicles, both Toyota Highlanders were allegedly stolen in Ibadan, Oyo and Aba in Abia on different dates respectively. According to him, the suspected buyers were caught when they took the vehicles for registration in their own names at the FRSC office in Calabar.

    He said in the process, the NVIS Desk Officer in Calabar detected disparities in the names of the original owners and those of the registration applicants. Kazeem said that one of the vehicles, stolen in 2014 was originally registered in the name of one Tobechukwu Okeke with plate number KSF533AC and chassis number JTEHF21A410031320. According to the statement, the vehicle was found on July 24, when the suspected buyer, Mrs Chika Onyeama, came to re-register it at the Calabar office. He said that in the process the NVIS desk officer discovered that the chassis number of the vehicle had already been registered in Okeke’s name.

    Kazeem said that second vehicle, previously registered in the name of one Omadewu Jeff with plate and chassis number YAB993BX and JTEEP21A040047924, was stolen in Aba, Abia in April. “The theft was discovered on July 21 when the suspected buyer came to register it, and the vehicle was recovered on July 25. “The Acting Sector Commander in Calabar, Lucky Ugenlo, disclosed that the suspected buyer of the second vehicle, Simon Peter, had a plate number KTA766GS already assigned to the vehicle. “In view of the successful recovery of the vehicles now in police custody with the suspected buyers, the Corps Marshal emphasised the need for every vehicle to have a comprehensive registration papers. “He added that it was only in this manner that they would easily be recovered when stolen,’’ Kazeem said.

  • Psychologist backs FRSC on mental assessment test

    President of the Nigerian Psychological Association, Andrew Zamani, has backed the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in its bid to conduct mental assessment test for traffic offenders.

    Prof. Zamani gave his backing in an interview with reporters.

     The FRSC had said it would begin to subject traffic law violators to psychiatric test with effect from July 1.

      Zamani, who is also a Clinical Psychologist, told reporters that the test when conducted, would help put those who perpetuate high risk driving behaviors such as drunk-driving into check.

    He said: “If it applies to habitual offenders, it makes sense. For those who perpetuate high risk driving behaviors such as drunk-driving, exceed speed limit specifications, drive in the wrong lane, etc the decision is relevant.”

     He urged the FRSC to ensure a functional tracking and documentation system of the offences before it begins its implementation.

     According to him, the FRSC should first arrest and undertake a prosecution that would give rise to the invitation for mental testing and psychological evaluation.

      “To implement this however a lot of things should be considered. First the process of apprehension should be civilized; there should be a functional tracking and documentation system of the offences, a legal mechanism for prosecution and demand for expert opinion should be assured.

      “In this regard, FRSC should first arrest and undertake a prosecution that will give rise to the invitation for mental testing and psychological evaluation. With these in place, the court could ask for an independent opinion on mental status from the psychologist or a psychiatrist,” he said.

     Prof. Zamani cautioned FRSC to ensure that due process of the law was followed in order not to infringe on the rights of individuals.

  • Psychologist backs FRSC on mental assessment test

    Psychologist backs FRSC on mental assessment test

    President of the Nigerian Psychological Association, Andrew Zamani, has backed the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in its bid to conduct mental assessment test for traffic offenders.

    Prof. Zamani, gave his backing in an interview with reporter.

     The FRSC had said it would begin to subject traffic law violators to psychiatric test with effect from July 1.

     Prof. Zamani, who is also a Clinical Psychologist, told reporters that the test when conducted, would help put those who perpetuate high risk driving behaviors such as drunk-driving into check.

    He said: “If it applies to habitual offenders, it makes sense. For those who perpetuate high risk driving behaviors such as drunk-driving, exceed speed limit specifications, drive in the wrong lane, etc the decision is relevant.”

     He urged the FRSC to ensure a functional tracking and documentation system of the offences before it begins its implementation.

     According to him, the FRSC should first arrest and undertake a prosecution that would give rise to the invitation for mental testing and psychological evaluation.

      “To implement this however a lot of things should be considered. First the process of apprehension should be civilized; there should be a functional tracking and documentation system of the offences, a legal mechanism for prosecution and demand for expert opinion should be assured.

      “In this regard, FRSC should first arrest and undertake a prosecution that will give rise to the invitation for mental testing and psychological evaluation. With these in place, the court could ask for an independent opinion on mental status from the psychologist or a psychiatrist,” he said.

     Prof. Zamani cautioned FRSC to ensure that due process of the law was followed in order not to infringe on the rights of individuals.

     The NPA president insisted that FRSC was not wrong to have engaged the services of psychologists in the mental evaluation of the offending drivers as this is within their job specification.

     “It is however important to note that the doctor or psychiatrist does not have all the answers and so has to assume a humble position to obtain inputs from others when the need arises.

     “Every professional bears legal responsibilities for their actions and inaction.  Psychologists are not exception. Psy

  • Number of motorists referred for psychological test rise — FRSC

    Number of motorists referred for psychological test rise — FRSC

    The number of arrested motorists referred by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) for psychological evaluation under its Operation Cobra stood at 109 as at Monday.

    According to data released by the Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, to newsmen in Abuja, a total of 585 drivers were arrested for 652 violations between July 1 and 10.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Operation Cobra is a nationwide special traffic law enforcement exercise launched by the FRSC on July 1.

    It targets five rampant life-threatening offences namely; use of cell phone while driving, route violation, traffic light violation, dangerous driving and overloading.

    A key component of the exercise is the referral of arrested violators to medical facilities for psychological evaluation, which Oyeyemi believes will help to check the trend.

    Declining a request for the number of referred offenders that failed the psychological test, the FRSC boss said some of them appreciated going through the process.

    “Many of them didn’t know they are hypertensive or that their sugar level is high.

    “Going through that process has shown them their state of health, and some really appreciated it,” he added.

    Oyeyemi further said Operation Cobra had started yielding the desired results of improvement in the behaviour of motorists.

    “Sanity is gradually returning to our roads, not only in Abuja but also in other parts of the country.

    “We have not been experiencing those fatal crashes again at critical junctions.

    “I promised Nigerians at the launch of the operation that it is going to be sustained, and we are getting positive results,” he said.

    While reiterating his appeal for the cooperation of Nigerians, the FRSC helmsman said the Corps would not entertain pleas on behalf of arrested offenders.

    “I want to appeal to people, they should not be calling to say, ‘my wife was arrested for using a phone while driving, please release her’.

    “I will not listen to such. If you don’t want to be prosecuted or referred to a facility, don’t use a phone while driving, don’t take one way, don’t violate the traffic lights.

    “We have a lot of responsibilities to sanitise the highways, and I can assure you again that FRSC is committed to fulfilling that mandate,” the corps marshal said.

  • FRSC to personnel: be dedicated to service

    FRSC to personnel: be dedicated to service

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State has urged its personnel to rededicate themselves to service.

    The Sector Commander, Clement Oladele, made the plea at the second quarter retreat with the theme: “Enhancing professionalism toward achieving road safety administration” held in Ota.

    He said the retreat was held to assess their performance in the first half of the year.

    According to him, FRSC is a performance-driven organisation aimed being a world-class, adding that the only way to achieve this is to evaluate our data, identify issues and improve on them.

    Crash prevention is one of FRSC’s mandates. “If we cannot prevent crashes on the road, then FRSC has failed,” he said.

    Oladele said Ogun highways are among the most dangerous such that it was tagged ‘mortuary state’ in the country about 10 years ago. However, he said they are safer now due to the commitment of the FRSC. He noted that the story had changed through the various interventions and synergies with other sister agencies.

    The FRSC boss said the event would serve as a platform to encourage officials with weak performances to shape up and assist those with top performances to keep flying.

    He pledged the readiness of the Corps to key into the Federal Government’s campaign for transparency in the conduct of government’s business.

    The RS 2 Zonal Commander Shehu Alkali Zaki, said the Corps would continue to train their personnel on how to be efficient on service delivery. This, he added, would enable the Corps to achieve its goal of eradicating crashes.

    Zaki, represented by Lagos Sector Commander Hyginus Omeje, however, said the Corps could not say yet it had achieved all it set out to do until the crashes were reduced to the barest minimum. He said: “We are not happy with the number of deaths recorded mostly in the data. We, therefore, call for more hands to be on deck for the actualisation of the goals we set for ourselves.”.

    Zaki said the Corps would not relent at reducing the rate of crashes by 50 per cent and fatality rate by 25 per cent.

     

  • NURTW wants FG to revive moribund tyre companies

    NURTW wants FG to revive moribund tyre companies

    Alhaji lssa Ore, the chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Kwara branch, on Monday appealed to the Federal Government to revive the moribund tyre manufacturing companies in the country.

    Ore told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin that this would curb the importers of tyres from importing fairly-used ones.

    He also said that it would reduce the rate of motor accidents on the country’s highways.

    The NURTW chairman urged the Federal Government to enter into negotiations with Dunlop, Michelin and other tyre manufactures with a view to returning to the country and resume productions.

    He condemned the imported tyres popularly called ‘tokunboh’ tyres now widely being used in the country by motorists.

    He described them as being substandard and not suitable for the nation’s weather conditions and roads.

    “The Federal Government must revive the moribund tyre manufacturing industries in the country to save the lives of Nigerians”, Ore said.

    The NURTW chairman also appealed to the Federal Government to assist the various indigenous tyre producers in the country financially.

    He said that would make them to be able to produce tyres that would be suitable for the nation’s road and reduce the rate of vehicular accidents usually recorded on annual basis.

    According to him, over 70 per cent of accidents involving vehicles that occurred in various parts of the country were attributed to tyre burst from speeding.

    The NURTW chairman advised motorists, especially, commercial vehicle operators to desist from using fairly- used tyres.

    He also advised them to always abide by traffic rules and regulations so as to reduce cases of road accidents in the country.

    NAN reports that the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, at a wet- season mega rally held in llorin recently said that statistics showed that the country was recording 5,000 road accidents annually.

    He attributed the high rate to the use of substandard tyres, especially, by commercial vehicle operators.

  • Sallah Patrol: FRSC records 32 per cent decrease in death

    Sallah Patrol: FRSC records 32 per cent decrease in death

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has  disclosed that the data gathered from the just concluded June 2017 Eid El Fitri Special Patrol showed a significant decrease in road crashes and in fatality rates, as compared to year 2016 Eid El Fitri.

    According to the Corps Public Education Officer,  Bisi Kazeem,  a 32 per cent reduction in fatality rate was recorded in the 2017 Sallah special patrol operations compared to 2017 and a 31 per cent reduction in road crashes was also attained.

    He added that there were reductions in serious cases of crash victims, 24 per cent, and minor cases, 43 per cent.

    Corps Marshal Boboye Oyeyemi is appreciative of the significant improvement, which also saw a drop in number of traffic offences by 9.67 per cent and number of traffic offenders by 13.93 per cent.

    The Corps Marshal lauded the Corps’ Regular and Special Marshals deployed for the Special Patrol operations and called for continuos cooperation with sister agencies.

  • Ewu accident death toll now 7

    Ewu accident death toll now 7

    The death toll recorded in the accident at Ewu hill along the Benin-Ekpoma-Auchi highway on Saturday has risen to seven.

    Five persons were reported to have died on the spot and two others were confirmed dead at the hospital they were rushed to.

    Edo State Sector Commandant of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Samuel Odukoya, who confirmed the figure to our reporter said 38 persons were involved in the accident.

    Odukoya said 10 persons were injured in the accident which he attributed to wrong overtaking.

    The Edo FRSC boss called on motorists to always exercise caution on the road by obey traffic rules and desist from over speeding.

    Six vehicles, including two trucks and four vehicle were involved in the accident.

    The two trucks had a head -on collision while other vehicles rammed into them.

  • Troops to begin solidarity march for democracy across Nigeria – DHQ

    Troops to begin solidarity march for democracy across Nigeria – DHQ

    There would be movements of troops across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, in support of the nation’s constitution and democracy, the Defence Headquarters announced Thursday.

    The march for democracy according to the Director of Defence Information, Major Gen John Enenche, would involve the Nigerian Army, The Nigerian Air Force, The Nigerian Navy, The Nigerian Police Force, The Brigade of Guards, The Department of States Security, DSS, The National Intelligency Agency, The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC).

    Others are the Nigerian Customs Service, The Nigerian Immigration Service, the Nigerian Prisons Service, the Nigerian Civil Defence and Security Corps, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, and the Federal Fire Service.

    The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA would not be left out in the march which Major Gen. Enenche, said would hold quarterly henceforth.

    Enenche however did not mention whether the march was in response to the tension generated in the polity following the alert sounded by the Chief of Army Staff, Gen Tukur Buratai that some civilians were approaching soldiers for selfish political interests, nor was it in response to the quit notice given to the Igbo ethnic group by the Arewa Youth Forum.

    Major Gen. Enenche who addressed journalists as the Chairman of the Forum of Security and Response Agencies, noted that the movement of troops throughout Nigeria would begin on 1st of July.

    Supported at the briefing by the Spokespersons of all the aforementioned agencies, Major Gen. Enenche added that the march was not just for physical fitness of members of Security and Response Agencies, but also for upholding the constitution of the country.

    Asked whether the march was in response to hate speeches that have been generating tension in the polity, Gen Enenche said no.

    He maintained that it is a corporate excersize meant to foster interaction and good understanding among the Security and Response Agencies, especially in the face of comtemporary security challenges in the country.

    Gen. Enenche said the exercize tagged “Together We Are” would be conducted on quartely basis and the slogan would be Together We Are: Protecting Lives and Property,  Ensuring Unity and Progress,  Supporting Democracy,  Upholding the Constitution, and Defending National Interests.

    Although Gen. Enenche did not disclose the routes of the solidarity march for security reasons, he however said there was no need for panic regarding the exersize.

    His words “The physical fitness of members of the Security and Response Agencies is germaine to the effectiveness of its members, especially in the face of contemporary security challenges in the Country. In the same vein, group interaction through an exercise such as route march is an enhancer of espirit de corps and harmony among members of the Security and Response Agencies.

    “It is in view of these, that a Route March Exercise titled “TOGETHER WE ARE” is to be conducted on quarterly basis involving the Military, Para Military and Security Responses Agencies in Nigeria. The slogan for the Exercise is: ”TOGETHER WE ARE ”

    a. Protecting Lives and Property.  b. Ensuring Unity and Progress.  c. Supporting Democracy.  d. Upholding the Constitution.  e. Defending National Interests.

    “Long Live the Federal Republic of Nigeria.  Long Live the Security Agencies.

    ” The maiden “TOGETHER WE ARE” route march exercise will take place across the Nation on 1st July 2017. The general public is hereby notified that there will be movement of troops and other security agencies in the course of this exercise.

    ” Your cooperation and understanding is highly solicited. Be rest assured that; Together we, as members of the Security and Response Agencies in Nigeria are always there to; Protect  Lives and Property; Ensure Unity and Progress, Support Democracy, Uphold the Constitution and Defend our National interests. ”

    Gen. Enenche appealled to the media to assist in passing the right message across to Nigerians, saying at this period in the nation’s history we should be working together for the peace, progress and stability of the country.

  • FRSC deploys 40 officers on Owo-Oka-Okene Road

    FRSC deploys 40 officers on Owo-Oka-Okene Road

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed 40 officers to reduce traffic congestion on the Ilesa-Owo-Oka-Akoko-Okene Road.

    Commuters were having a hectic time on the road, occasioned by the recent collapse of the two bridges linking the North and South at Mokwa, Niger State.

    The development forced motorists to divert from Jebba-Mokwa Road to Lokoja-Okene-Oka-Akure-Ilesa Road, resulting in a heavy gridlock.

    FRSC officials were having a tough time yesterday controlling the traffic on the route.

    FRSC’s Zonal Commander for Osun, Ondo and Oyo commands, Augustine Aipoh said the development followed the diversion of long vehicles from Mokwa-Jebba Road to ensure that travellers did not have to sleep on the road.

    He said: “We are here on the directive of the Corps Marshal to control the severe traffic gridlock along the axis.

    “There has been a massive increase in the volume of traffic here. This was caused by the Mokwa-Jebba bridge collapse, which the Federal Government is making effort to fix.”

    “We have deployed about 40 additional workers, towing vehicles, reflecting jackets, torch lights, ambulance and other necessary things to enable us put the situation under control.

    The FRSC zonal commander said the deployed officers were from Osogbo (Osun) and Akure (Ondo) offices.

    He urged long vehicle owners to fix their vehicles before setting out on a journey.

    Aipoh advised his men to be more dedicated to their duties.

    Also, the Ondo state Sector Commander Vincent Jack said the additional workers would be on the busy road for two weeks to control traffic.

    The Olubaka of Oka-Akoko, Oba Adebori Adeleye, expressed appreciation to the Corps Marshal for tackling the traffic challenge.