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ANGEL JAMES
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has started to impound unauthorized vehicles on the roads in defiance of the preventive measures including lockdown directives in some states.
This development came from the directives of the Corps Marshal, FRSC Boboye Oyeyemi that the agency steps up ongoing enforcement on restrictions and social distance amongst vehicle occupants and impounding of erring vehicles.
“Except the vehicles and the occupants are accredited essential workers with proof of identification, Commanding Officers must ensure that the vehicles are impounded and the occupants handed over to the Police for prosecution in the Court of Law for contravening the Presidential Order on restrictions, social distance and stay at home” ordered Oyeyemi .
President Muhammadu Buhari’ Monday extended the current lockdown in Lagos, Ogun States, as well as the Federal Capital Territory Abuja for another 14days as part of preventive measures against the spread of COVID-19.
Bisi Kazeem, the Corps Public Education Officer, said the directive is to reiterate the commitment of the FRSC towards sustaining existing collaborations with the Federal and State Governments in the fight against the ravaging Coronavirus, and further ensure that the order on restrictions are diligently and effectively enforced with all sense of professionalism, civility and resilience.
Currently, Nigeria has recorded 343 cases of which 91 have been discharged and 10 died.
Kazeem added that the alarming upsurge in deaths and spread of the virus across the globe which the Federal Government is working round the clock to subdue in Nigeria is not an operation the Corps is ready to treat with kids gloves.
“As such, the Corps Marshal’s order to Commanding Officers is to ensure the full utilization of the work force through effective deployment of personnel to arrest without hesitation, any motorist who contravenes the National Order on Stay at Home” .
While warning citizens to comply with the restriction order or face the wrath of the law, the FRSC also advised essential workers who might be tempted to compromise with the social distance directives in vehicles to restrain from such as the Virus dies not discriminate nor spare anybody irrespective of class or profession.
BADEJO ADEMUYIWA has 23 years experience as a Finance Writer, specialising in Insurance and Investigative Reporting.
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