The Federal Road Safety Corps will on
Saturday commence the psychological evaluation of drivers arrested for
various traffic offences in the Federal Capital Territory.
The Corps Marshal, FRSC, Dr. Boboye
Oyeyemi, while inaugurating a special Cobra unit on Friday in Abuja
explained that the area of focus is using phone while driving, violating
traffic light, dangerous driving and overloading, among others.
He said errant drivers would be made to
undergo psychological evaluation at a teaching hospital to determine
their mental stability.
The Corps Marshal explained that the
unit had been equipped with 10 speed bikes, four pick-up vans and an
ambulance to carry out its duties effectively.
Oyeyemi said he would personally lead
the FCT squad, adding that similar teams and logistics would be deployed
subsequently at the zonal level before the end of July.
He explained that the special patrol
would be outside the normal patrol activities of the corps in the FCT
and other parts of the country.
He said, “Let me sound a note of warning to all road users: the corps will not tolerate any form of assault on its personnel.
“With the support of the Federal
Ministry of Justice, if need be, I will press for maximum punishment of
culprits and ensure that I send them to jail.
“FRSC officials are law enforcement
agents funded by the government to ensure the safety of Nigerians on the
road, but road users, especially passengers, are fond of assaulting
them.
“I will get them arrested and with the
help of the Inspector-General of Police, criminal cases will be filed
against them. It is not a threat, I have started it already.”
The Corps Marshal said that flashpoints
of traffic violations in the FCT would be effectively manned by FRSC
officials backed by ambulances.
Oyeyemi, who noted that his announcement
of the mental stability test had been misinterpreted by a section of
the public, said the corps would remain focused in the discharge of its
responsibilities.
He urged members of the public to make use of the FRSC emergency numbers in reporting traffic law violators.
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