Lafia, March 3, 2026 (NAN) The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has vowed to deal with its personnel caught extorting money from motorists and those involved in reckless enforcement of traffic rules.
The Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohamed, said this on Tuesday in Lafia, at a sensitization on ”Discipline, Reinforcement and Strengthening of Command and Control” in its field commands.
Mohammed represented at the event by Deputy Corps Marshal, Emmanuel Dung, said the corps had observed a disturbing decline in discipline, professionalism and effective command and control among its field officers in recent times.
He explained that these lapses have manifested as misconduct, unethical practices, abuse of authority, extortion, reckless enforcement behaviours and other actions.
“Let me say clearly that such behaviours are unacceptable, they have violated our regulations, betrayed our training, contradict our care values and endanger our credibility and reputation.
“Every time a road user loses confidence in us, our mandate becomes harder to achieve because every act of unprofessional conduct damages the image of thousands of discipline staff.
“Every abuse of authority weakens the trust we built over decades and it’s contradict everything our uniform represents,” he said.
The corps marshal said that the corps was not just created to enforce traffic laws, but to save lives and serve the public with integrity.
He further said that the FRSC authority flowed directly from the public trust and once that trust was compromised, effectiveness was also compromised.
He added that he had deployed senior officers to the state and other states of the federation to serve as mentors, leaders and standard-bearer to guide other personnel on the core mandates of the corps.
“The deployed senior officers are to strengthen discipline, reinforce leadership accountability and restore effective command and control structures that guarantee professionalism at all times,” he said.
Mohammed said that extortion, harassment and abuse of authority were not only illegal, but also a direct betrayal of the oath they swore to.
He reminder the young officers and marshals to know that their uniforms was a symbol of honour and must be worn with pride.
Earlier, Yahaya Sabo-Adikwu, the state Sector Commander, appreciated the corps marshal for the initiative, which he said was aimed at re-jigging and strengthening command and control within field commands.
Sabo-Adikwu explained that the command had prioritised discipline of erring personnel and reward for those who had distinguished themselves in service.
He said that the command had initiated a reward system of marshals and officers who distinguished themselves with cash gifts and presentation of letters of commendation to recognise their hard work and dedication to service.
The sector commander further said that the command had put machinery on ground to improve infrastructure and logistics for its personnel for optimal performance with a view to curtailing road crashes on the highways.
He also revealed that Gov. Abdullahi Sule had approved the acquisition of ten patrol vehicles and one tow truck for the command to enhance its operational capabilities, as well as the establishment of four new unit commands in Obi, Doma, Gudi and Mararaba Udegi, to further expand the corps reach and effectiveness. (NAN)
