The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, operatives will begin to bear firearms to curtail the excesses of road users in Nigeria and to protect themselves.
This was disclosed by the House of Representatives Committee during the corps’ 2020 budget performance and 2021 budget defence, on Thursday in Abuja.
The Chairman, Akinfolarin Mayowa, explained that the 1992 Act of FRSC allowed the corps to carry guns and implementation had become necessary to ensure laws were obeyed and to allow the FRSC function effectively.
He added that the committee would meet with Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, and also write to President Muhammadu Buhari to implement the Act.
FRSC Corps Marshall, Boboye Oyeyemi, also stated that weapon bearing for protection would curtail violent road users and protect officers as motorists threatens personnel on duty at several incidents.
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