Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) don arrest one driver, Umar Muhammadu, for mixed loading wey im carry 15 passengers and 8 motorcycles inside one Mitsubishi Canter wey dem hide under trampoline.
According to statement wey FRSC Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Osondu Ohaeri, release for Abuja on Saturday, di driver bin dey drive di vehicle with registration number GDD 815 ZP. FRSC personnel bin stop di vehicle after professional suspicion make dem inspect di sealed trampoline well well.
Wen dem open am, dem see 15 persons and eight motorcycles wey dem dangerously hide among goods, under di covering. Dis one na clear violation of road safety regulations, and e get grave implications for safety of di occupants and other road users.
Di driver, wey reportedly try to give one FRSC Marshal N500 bribe, and wey no fit produce valid driver licence, dem arrest am. Dem hand di vehicle and di occupants over to Divisional Police Officer, Mararaba, for further investigation and prosecution. Dis one follow di directive of di Sector Commander, RS7.1 FCT, CC Tijjani Iliyasu.
For separate incident for Abia, one Mobile Court wey Magistrate C. E. Nwankpa preside over, don sentence Azubuike Dominic to one month imprisonment for Afara Correctional Centre. Dominic bin dey drive Toyota Hiace commercial vehicle with registration number GWB 298 XY without valid driver licence, and im bin run comot while dem dey escort am to court.
Dem later re-apprehend am several kilometres away after FRSC personnel and military join hand do coordinated pursuit. Ohaeri say dis development show say corps no go gree make enforcement action fail because of attempt to evade lawful arrest or judicial proceedings.
Di corps view dis incidents as evidence say enforcement architecture dey move beyond routine interception to intelligence led, evidence based and technology conscious road safety enforcement. Dem deploy professional observation and Standard Operating Procedures to uncover concealed violations and protect lives.
Ohaeri also talk say Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed don consistently charge personnel to remain vigilant, professional and uncompromising for dia duty, while strengthening inter-agency synergy. E warn motorists, especially commercial vehicle operators, make dem no try to evade enforcement, hide passengers or motorcycles, overload vehicle, or drive without valid licence. Any of dis offences go attract appropriate sanctions.
According to am, di corps go continue to combine intelligence, professional enforcement, mobile courts and strategic inter-agency collaboration to protect road users and make Nigeria roads safer. E emphasize say no hiding place for reckless and dangerous driving for road to safer Nigeria.
