The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Boboye
Oyeyemi, has said the corps is advocating an upward review of fines payable by
users of mobile telephones while at the wheel.
The Corps Marshal also
said that a minimum fine from N50,000 to N100,000 would serve best as
deterrence to defaulters rather than the paltry amount being currently demanded
from defaulters.
Oyeyemi also said no
fewer than 74 FRSC officials were killed by reckless drivers in the last 18
months across the country.
Oyeyemi, who warned
that the commission would stop at nothing to bring killers of his personnel to
justice, added that plans were already in place for road traffic offenders to
be given stiffer punishment.
The FRSC boss said:
“Already, there are efforts before the National Assembly to jerk up the fine
payable for a phone user while on the wheels.
“What is currently
obtainable cannot do the work, but when you have to pay N50,000 to N100,000 for
using your phone while driving, then we will get somewhere.
“In the last
18 months, I have lost about 74 lives. We will not stop at ensuring the
prosecution of those errant drivers. It is my responsibility to ensure the
safety of my personnel on the highway; so, if you knock down my personnel and
you are running away, I will go after you,” he said.
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