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Worried by a viral video, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, has issued out sanctions to the Ondo State Sector Commander.
The FRSC has been inundated with the disturbing video on the social media, showing one of its patrol vehicles under the Ondo State Sector Command operating with a worn out tyre.
Commending the public for their watch dog role over the FRSC services, it noted that the act is a complete negation of the core values, as well as standard operating procedures on maximum safety for all operational and administrative vehicles of the Corps.
The statement by Olusegun Ogungbemide, Assistant Corps Marshal, Corps Public Education Officer, FRSC Headquarters, Abuja said "As such, the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed condemns in totality, the very use of the worn out tyre on FRSC vehicle and has ordered immediate sanction of the Sector Commander under whose operational jurisdiction, the contravention of safety standards was registered.
"He further stressed that the Corps has zero tolerance to any form of negation of standards and does not condone any form of compromise against its core values.
"In addition to the sanction, Corps Marshal also ordered that the vehicle be booked for infraction and the Sector Commander made to pay the fines for negligence.
"It is therefore apt to remind the motoring public that the Federal Road Safety Corps remains a pace-setter amongst agencies in Nigeria, for high level observance of quality standards, especially when it comes to vehicle maintenance, and will continue to enhance on the mileages achieved in that regard over the years."
The Management of the Corps, the statement said, will continue to play its supervisory role over the field Commands with diligent commitment while the Commanding Officers are expected to uphold the ideals of the Corps accordingly.