FRSC Sets the Record Straight On Sharia Law Misconception In Road Safety Administration

 

• The Federal Road Safety Corps has distanced itself from a statement made by one of its sector commanders calling for the implementation of Sharia law in prosecuting traffic offenders.

• The Corps Spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem, clarified that the statement does not reflect FRSC’s position and that the sector commander has been recalled for breaching regulations.

• FRSC emphasized its commitment to road safety administration in Nigeria and is sensitive to the country’s multi-religious and ethnic composition.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Road Safety Corps has distanced itself from the rumours that it is seeking the introduction of Sharia Law to complement existing extant regulations on the enforcement of traffic rules and prosecution of offenders.

This was contained in a statement signed by the Corps Spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem, and made available to our correspondent on Saturday.

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The sector commander, FRSC, in Bauchi State, Yusuf Abdullahi, had said there was a need to create a Shari’a law to prosecute traffic offenders to curtail road crashes in the country.

Reacting, Kazeem said Abdullahi’s statement does not in any way, reflect the position of FRSC.

According to the statement, the Corps Marshal, Dauda Biu, has recalled with immediate effect, the Sector Commander to the National Headquarters Abuja, for necessary administrative action for breaching the FRSC regulations and the Standard Operating Procedures.

The statement read in part “Without any reservation, it is key to inform the general public that the Federal Road Safety Corps is a government agency with statutory responsibilities for road safety administration in Nigeria and sensitive to the country’s multi-religious as well as heterogeneous ethnic composition.

“The Corps was founded through Decree No. 45, as amended by Decree 35 of 1992, referred to in the statute books as the FRSC Act, Cap. 141 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria. The Act was passed by the National Assembly as Federal Road Safety Corps (Establishment) Act 2007.

The statement read in part, “Without any reservation, it is key to inform the general public that the Federal Road Safety Corps is a government agency with statutory responsibilities for road safety administration in Nigeria and sensitive to the country’s multi-religious as well as heterogeneous ethnic composition.

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“The Corps was founded through Decree No. 45, as amended by Decree 35 of 1992, referred to in the statute books as the FRSC Act, Cap. 141 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria. The Act was passed by the National Assembly as Federal Road Safety Corps (Establishment) Act 2007.

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