FRSC Official Shot By Gunman While Carrying Out Duty

An operative of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) attached to the Ogun State Sector Command, has been shot by an unidentified gunman on Sunday at the Ibafo corridor of the Lagos -Ibadan Expressway.

The incident happened when the FRSC operatives were controlling traffic and the gunman wounded him severely on the leg before speeding away.

Operatives had stopped his vehicle marked WED264YE for route violation and driving against traffic but the driver; an unidentified man who claimed to be a policeman pulled a pistol and shot at one of the legs of the arresting Marshal that stopped him and zoomed off.

The Sector Commander, FRSC, Ogun State Sector Command, Vincent Oladele said the Marshal is in a stable condition at the hospital while the incident has been reported to the Police.

According to Oladele in a release on Monday by the Route Commander and Public Education Officer, a manhunt has been mounted for the arrest of the fleeing gunman.

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The cause of the accident which involved a vehicle registration number BDJ865AA and another marked LSD419FM (SIENNA BUS) was attributed to “wrongful overtaking.”