Commission partners NDLEA, Customs, Police for licence verifications

dimeji akinloye

April 24, 2015 10:08 PM

The commission said the move is to apprehend unlawful drivers or vehicle owners in the country.

FRSC Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has said that it will work with relevant security agencies to ensure quick verification of licenses.

FRSC said the measure is to apprehend unlawful drivers or vehicle owners in the country.

The Corps Marshal of the commission, Boboye Oyeyemi, disclosed this in Abuja on Friday, April 24, while addressing newsmen at the end of the quarterly session with commanding officers of the agency.

Oyeyemi said FRSC cannot do it alone, and so, inter-agency cooperation is required to apprehend road traffic offenders and reduce crashes.

“We can't do this alone; we need the support of all the other security agencies, especially the police.

“The Nigeria Customs Service has been working with us, so also the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

“We will work with all the relevant security agencies in the country. Anybody can verify the driver’s license and vehicle registration.

“We are going to do the same thing with number plates,” he said.

The corps marshal further said the commission also needs the services of the Judiciary to prosecute offenders.

He said that prosecution of offenders; prompt response to accident victims; removal of obstructions; use of cell phone while driving and seat belt violation topped the list of the commission’s priority this year.

The 2015 second quarterly session was attended by commanding officers of all FRSC commands and schools across the country.

The commission had fixed 100km per hour as the maximum speed for private vehicles and 80km per hour for commercial vehicles.

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