The House of Representatives Committee has disclosed that the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) operatives will now begin to bear firearms to curtail the excesses of road users in Nigeria.
Jomog News Nigeria reports that the House of Representatives Committee has disclosed that The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) operatives will begin to bear firearms to curtail the excesses of road users in Nigeria.
This disclosure was made during the corps’ 2020 budget performance and 2021 budget defence, on Thursday in Abuja.
According to Akinfolarin Mayowa, who is chairman of the committee, he explained that the 1992 Act of FRSC allowed the corps to carry guns.
He said implementation had become necessary to ensure laws were obeyed and to allow the FRSC function effectively.
The chairman disclosed that house committee would meet with Secretary to Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, and also write to President Muhammadu Buhari to implement the Act.
Solomon Maren, a member, added that the committee would discuss the matter with the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu.
He said there were more risks on the roads, adding that the FRSC should now bear arms.
FRSC Corps Marshall, Boboye Oyeyemi, decried incidents where motorists threatened personnel on duty.
He stressed that weapon bearing for protection would curtail violent road users and protect officers.
Oyeyemi confirmed that road service corps has 280 formations, with presence in nearly all the 774 local government areas in Nigeria.
