By: Admin
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Rivers Sector Command has threatened to deal decisively with those that disregard road traffic rules, particularly those that make phone calls while driving and one-way drive.
The corps noted that making phone calls while driving is a very serious offence, and that from now anyone arrested will be made to go for Psychological Examination.
The Rivers State Sector Commander , Salisu Umaru, who made this known in a media chat with newsmen in Port Harcourt, frowned at the way some people disobeyed traffic signs and laws.
According to him, the sector is embarking on the ‘ember’ months enlightenment and enforcement campaign where all the machineries of FRSC will be fully mobilised to work.
“I don’t like the way some people drive in Rivers state. You see people driving one-way, not obeying traffic signs and laws, making phone calls while driving.
“ We want to stop these things in Rivers state. We will arrest and send offenders on psychology examination to ascertain why they do such things.
“ Psychological examination is not the same thing as Psychiatric examination. We are to do preventive enforcement on all Nigerian roads, whether federal or state.
“FRSC is not all about enforcement, but we do corrections.There are times we caution offenders without booking them, and that is official for us”, Umaru said.
On why the FRSC made serious checks on vehicle plate numbers, the sector boss explained that the purpose was purely for security, to check criminal activities on vehicle procurement, and also those that used them for crime.
The Rivers FRSC boss also said that his corps were coming up with some help areas where people that have one problem or the other on the road could be attended to, with ambulance stationed there.
He said that the state government has been notified of the intentions, which according to him, was geared towards safety of lives on the road.
