The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed has ordered immediate sanction of the Ondo state Sector Commander forcontravention of safety standards was registered.
He said he was inundated with a very disturbing video that has gone viral regarding one of its patrol vehicles under the Ondo State Sector Command, captured operating with a worn out type.
Mohammed in a statement on Sunday by Assistant Corps Marshal, Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide also ordered that the vehicle be booked for infraction and the Sector Commander made to pay the fines.
He said: “While we commend the public for their watch dog role over the services we provide, it is important to state without any delay that this very act is a complete negation of the core values, as well as standard operating procedures on maximum safety for all operational and administrative vehicles of the Corps.
“As such, he called for the sanctions of the Ondo State Sector Commander.”
Mohammed added that the Corps has zero tolerance to any form of negation of standards and does not condone any form of compromise against its core values.
He noted: “In addition to the sanction, Corps Marshal also ordered that the vehicle be booked for infraction and the Sector Commander made to pay the fines for negligence.
“It is therefore apt to remind the motoring public that the Federal Road Safety Corps remains a pace-setter amongst agencies in Nigeria, for high level observance of quality standards, especially when it comes to vehicle maintenance, and will continue to enhance on the mileages achieved in that regard over the years.
“The Management of the Corps will continue to play its supervisory role over the field Commands with diligent commitment while the Commanding Officers are expected to uphold the ideals of the Corps accordingly.”