The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu has warned staff against getting involved in corrupt practices. Biu gave the warning at the first quarter Corps Marshal strategy session with commanding officers in Abuja on Wednesday, urging the staff to avoid tarnishing the image of the corps. The Corps Marshal noted that corrupt practices must be …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says it has deployed its entire workforce, including Special Marshals to the highways to ensure hitch-free movement of commuters across the country during the yuletide. A statement by Deputy Corps Marshal, Bisi Kazeem, on Monday in Abuja, said the personnel would combat traffic gridlock and ensure zero Road Traffic Crashes. He said that the …

Two persons died on Sunday afternoon after a speeding driver lost control of his vehicle and veered off the Lagos-Ibadan highway. The fatal crash occurred immediately after the Iperu-Ogere bridge, en route Sagamu-Interchange, Ogun State, at about 02:38 pm. PUNCH Metro learnt that two male adults and one female adult were involved in the crash. “Two male adults were confirmed …

The Corps Marshal of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu, on Sunday, ordered sector commanders to immediately set up a joint task force to conduct special patrol operations that would apprehend trailers and trucks carrying humans and animals. The joint task force comprises the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigerian Army, Vehicle Inspection Office and …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), said nine passengers have sustained varying degrees of burns in an auto crash on the Ogbomoso-Oyo Expressway. The FRSC Sector Commander in Oyo State, Joshua Adekanye, confirmed the incident in an interview newsmen in Ibadan on Sunday. He said the accident which occurred on Saturday involved a trailer and a truck at Sekona area …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has cautioned passengers against embarking on night journeys during festivities due to their negative consequences. FRSC Sector Commander in Katsina State, Mr Ibrahim Maiyaki-Bazama, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Katsina. “People have freedom of movement, but we, as the road safety corps, have the …

The Ondo State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said it had arrested no fewer than 28 persons across the state, who were allegedly involved In traffic offences in the last month. According to the sector command, the arrest was made in Akure, the state capital and its environs The FRSC sector commander, Mr. Ezekiel Son’Allah, disclosed …

The Lagos State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Thursday, called on stakeholders in the Lagos State transportation sector to make a law that would disallow the sale of alcohol and drugs in motor parks across the state to reduce road fatalities. Speaking at the 2023 Ember Months Road Safety Campaign flag-off on Thursday at the Costain …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has dismissed reports that it is seeking the permission of the Federal Government to bear arms. The Assistant Corps Marshal and Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, on Sunday urged the general public to disregard the report. The Deputy Corps Marshal, Shehu Zaki, had on Saturday, said given the prevailing security challenges in the …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned motorists to stop bribing its personnel. The Kwara State commander of the corps, Fredrick Ogidan, issued the warning in Ilorin, the state capital, vowing that motorists who indulge in bribing FRSC officials will be prosecuted once caught in the act. Ogidan further revealed that in the first half of the year, 42 …