FRSC begins clampdown on rickety vehicles

The Federal Road Safety Corps is to begin clamping down on rickety vehicles on roads.

The clampdown is part of the corps’ effort to reduce road traffic accidents nationwide.

FRSC Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, issued the directive to all formations of the corps in a statement by Bisi Kazeem, the Corps Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps on Tuesday at the National Headquarters, Abuja.

Common sight of poorly maintained vehicles which often break down and cause traffic obstructions was a problem, the statement said.

Explaining the  seriousness of the riot act, Kazeem emphatically stated that severe punishment awaits anyone apprehended in the act, including impoundment of the vehicle, payment of fines and compulsory road safety education.

The public is therefore called to assist the Corps by reporting any rickety vehicle sighted on the road to the spokesperson through the FRSC Toll Free numbers 122 or tune into the National Traffic Radio 107.1FM to report same or any other contravention seen on the road.

The Station can also be reached through its Social Media Handles as follows; WHATSAPP 08052997848, FACEBOOK TRAFFICRADIO 1, TWITTER @TRAFFICRADIO 1, INSTAGRAM TRAFFICRADIO 1. Or Call the following numbers; GLO 08052998090, MTN 09067000015, and SMS on GLO 08052998012 and the FRSC toll free emergency line 122.