FRSC Dismisses Four Officials For Bribery

THE Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Zone 2, which comprises Lagos and Ogun State Commands, has recommended the dismissal of four corps members for collecting bribe.The four officials were caught on July 21 in Ogere, Ogun State after tcollecting about N3000 from motorists.Zonal Commanding Officer, Ademola Lawal, said the officers were found guilty by the disciplinary committee, and have been recommended for dismissal.According to Lawal, FRSC had zero tolerance for corruption, thus corps members are not allowed to go on patrol with more than two hundred naira, and the sum must be declared before they go out on patrol.'This is done in other to achieve the reduce extortion level among our men.'Whenever we search any officer, the money found on them must correspond with the amount declared by such officer.'If we find more than that, then you must explain the source of the cash in your pocket'Their inability to defend why they were found with such amount led to their recommendation for dismissal."Lawal said the surveillance team, which operates twice a week, found about N3000 on the accused officers. Recall that FRSC, Rivers State command, dismissed over 100 corps members for various offences recently.Meanwhile, the Zone has expressed commitment to reduce Road Traffic Crash (RTC) to 2 accidents per 100 vehicles before December.
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