251 Road Crashes, 156 Deaths Recorded From January To October In Ondo - FRSC

A total of 156 deaths were recorded from the month of January and October 2019 from 251 recorded road crashes in Ondo State.

Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in the state, Rotimi Adeleye, made the disclosure in Akure, the state capital, on Wednesday.

He said, "A total of 104 crashes and 65 deaths were recorded in the first quarter, 68 crashes and 47 deaths in the second quarter while 79 accidents and 44 deaths were recorded in the third quarter."

According to Adeleye, the FRSC in the state was training more personnel to ensure sanity was restored on the roads.

READ: These Are The Duties and Functions of LASTMA, VIO and FRSC Officers

He added, “The fourth quarter happens to be the Yuletide period, which obviously on yearly basis, is the period that we believe that we do more of enlightenment.

"We do more of visibility, we do more of enforcement and more of putting all machineries in place in preparation for Christmas and New Year festivities."

He pleaded with vehicle owners to avoid reckless driving, noting that anyone found breaking traffic rules would be made to face the law

These Are The Duties and Functions of LASTMA, VIO and FRSC Officers

Many a time Nigerian road users fall victim of extortion of the law enforcement. Imagine a LASTMA official checking your car documents, this is not absurd but a slap on his employers. LASTMA officials are not meant to check neither are they to ask for car particulars. Ignorance is not an excuse in the court of law so its expedient one knows the duties of each law enforcement and try to decipher their modus operandi and what their line of duties.

There are 4 authorized law agencies which are mandated by law to regulate traffic, cars, and roads in Nigeria. While some are restricted to state roads, the rest are everywhere. For those in Lagos, the fear of LASTMA, VIO, FRSC and Police call for wisdom but most times due to the way we fear these folks, they act mostly on illegalities. For example, a video was trending on Twitter over the weekend between a LASTMA official and a Taxify driver, according to reports, the LASTMA officer asks for the driver's documents and other items. What most drivers don't know that this is not their duty, this is the duty reserved for FRSC and Police alone and not the LASTMA or VIO.

AutoReportNG decided its times to get our readers to enlighten on the duties of LASTMA, VIO, FRSC and Police on Nigerian highways.

LASTMA

Lagos State Traffic Management Authority is a Lagos State-owned agency under the ministry of transport. The agency was established in the year 2000 to transform the state transport system to ensure free flow of traffic in the state and also reduce road accidents. People usually pronounce "LASTMA" as "LASMA" instead of Last-ma

Responsibilities and Duties of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA)

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Control, Management and Regulation of traffic-related matters within Lagos Metropolis
• Public Education and Enlightenment of drivers and motorists on the proper use of the highways
• Traffic Safety and Accident Management
• Conduct research on drivers’ behaviors and traffic safety
• Install and maintain traffic control devices on the highways
• Relate with other traffic management agencies
• To develop a Culture of Regulation, control, and management of traffic operations statewide;
• To ensure hitch-free traffic flow on Lagos road;
• To develop the most efficient and effective means of bringing about safety improvement
• Co-operate with bodies agencies or groups engaged in road safety activities or in the prevention of accidents on the highways;
• Determine works and devices designed to improve traffic flow and advise the appropriate road works offices on the locations where such works and devices are required;
• Identify, develop, promote and maintain new or alternative methods of traffic management and road safety

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VIS/VIO

Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) is a directorate in the Ministry of Transportation. The service is established to inspect, control regulate and enforce the roadworthiness of motor vehicles in the state.

Duties Of VIO

• Pre-registration inspection of vehicles
• Co-operating with other agencies to enforce traffic rules and regulations
• Providing accessible emergency services
• Co-operating with relevant agencies engaged in road safety activities or in the prevention of accidents on the highways
• Inspection and issuance of Road Worthiness Certificate (RWC) in respect of all vehicles
• Ensuring that all vehicles plying roads are roadworthy at all times
• Training and testing of applicants for driver’s license
• Training and testing of applicants for Rider’s Card;
• Carrying out inspection and issuing a report on accident vehicles in the State
• Preparing and keeping statutory registers and a database of all certificates issued and revoked

FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Commission is the Government Agency with statutory responsibilities for road safety administration in Nigeria. Founded in 1988, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) operates in all Nigerian states as well as the Federal Capital Territory and is the lead agency in Nigeria on road safety administration and management. The statutory functions include: Making the highways safe for motorists and other road users as well as checking roadworthiness of vehicles, recommending works and infrastructures to eliminate or minimize accidents on the highways and educating motorists and members of the public on the importance of road discipline on the highways.

Duties

• Making the highway safe for motorists and other road users.
• Recommending works and devices designed to eliminate or minimize accidents on the highways
• Educating motorists and members of the public on the importance of discipline on the highway.
• Preventing or minimizing accidents on the highway
• Clearing obstructions on any part of the highways
• Educating drivers, motorists and other members of the public generally on the proper use of the highways
• Designing and producing the driver’s license to be used by various categories of vehicle operators
• Determining, from time to time, the requirements to be satisfied by an applicant for a driver’s license
• Designing and producing vehicle number plates
• The standardization of highway traffic codes
• Giving prompt attention and care to victims of accidents
• Conducting researches into causes of motor accidents and methods of preventing them and putting into use the result of such researches
• Determining and enforcing speed limits for all categories of roads and vehicles and controlling the use of speed limiting devices
• Cooperating with bodies or agencies or groups in road safety activities or in the prevention of accidents on the highways
• Making regulations in pursuance of any of the functions assigned to the Corps by or under this Act.
• Regulating the use of sirens, flashers and beacon lights on vehicles other than ambulances and vehicles belonging to the Armed Forces, Nigeria Police, Fire Service, and other Para-military agencies
• Providing roadside and mobile clinics for the treatment of accident victims free of charge
• Regulating the use of mobile phones by motorists
• Regulating the use of seat belts and other safety devices
• Regulating the use of motorcycles on the highway
• Maintaining the validity period for drivers’ licenses which shall be three years subject to renewal at the expiration of the validity period
• In exercise of the functions, members of the Commission shall have the power to arrest and prosecute persons reasonably suspected of having committed any traffic offense.

The 'Chip Whip' Plate Number Did Not Come From Us - FRSC

Rember the story we featured about the Kano State Chief Whip plate's number? The picture of the plate number has gone viral amid reactions which made the Federal Road Safety Commission to come out to release a state.

According to the statement, The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has disowned a number plate bearing ‘CHIP WHIP’ used by the Chief Whip of Kano State House of Assembly.

The corps public education officer, Bisi Kazeem in a statement on Sunday, November 3, 2019, said the number plate “did not originate from any of the FRSC number plate production centres, neither was it issued by the Corps”.

He added that the FRSC could not have made such a grammatical error considering the rigorous procedure and quality assurance involved in producing and issuing licenses.

“For the avoidance of doubt, FRSC with its international quality management certification (ISO 9001: 2008) has rigorous quality procedures for producing and issuing any of its security documents which makes the possibility of such obvious grammatical errors on any of its licences an impossibility.

“We are therefore making it abundantly clear to members of the public that FRSC as the lead agency in road traffic management and safety administration in the country has nothing to do with the said number plate as some people are insinuating on some social media platforms”, He said.

He further said that the Corps Mashal, Boboye Oyeyemi, has asked Kano sector commander to investigate the origin of the purported number plate and punish the perpetrators.

See What Was Written On Kano State Chief Whip's Official Car Plate Number - Photos

When you think you have seen the weirdest spellings ever, new ones keep springing up which daunt your reasoning and ask if these people are really literate.

The number plate of Kano's State House of Assembly was sighted at a public gathering and one has to wonder who really approved such spelling to the Chief Whip of the Kano State Assembly, instead of writing "Chief Whip", "Chip Whip" was written which begs for questions like, don't the FRSC folks proofread before printing the numbers as this is nothing sort of a blunder.

The customised car plate reads chip whip in the place of the chief whip and has the symbol of a legislative mace which makes the error a blunder and an insult to our educational system.
According to Nigeria's constitution, the duty of a chief whip is to maintain the order and decorum of the House and also discipline among members of the majority party. For example, when the House is in a rowdy session, the Chief Whip of the House usually shouts the command ‘order’ usually to restore decorum and ensure the peaceful conduct of the session.

Two Escape Death As Containers Fall On Vehicle In Onitsha - Exclusive Photos

The FRSC confirmed on Monday that two persons sustained injuries at Onitsha in Anambra when two containers fell off an articulated vehicle at Upper Iweka on the Onitsha-Owerri highway.

The Sector Commander of the FRSC in Anambra, Mr Andrew Kumapayi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka that the accident occurred at about 8:30 a.m.

Onitsha, the commercial hub of Anambra State has been witnessing tragedies week after week in recent times, especially at Upper Iweka, a hot spot in the city that is also home to many transport companies.

Kumapayi explained that the 20 feet containers fell off a Mercedes 911 articulated vehicle and damaged a

Volkswagen Golf car with registration number AU 813 NSH.

He said the articulated vehicle lost control, due to bad spots along the road, making the containers to fall, damaging the car and causing injuries to the driver and a passerby.

“Two persons sustained injuries, the driver of the car and a woman passing by but no fatality was recorded.

“They have been taken to a nearby hospital and are responding to treatment,” the commander said.

Kumapayi said that efforts were going on to clear the obstruction caused by the incident, to restore traffic flow on the highway.

He, however, advised motorists to always put their vehicles in good working condition and drive with caution to avoid loss of lives and property.

FRSC Seizes 200 Unregistered Tricycles In Kano State

The Kano State Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has impounded 200 unregistered tricycles across the state.

Mr Ahmed Tijjani-Mohammed, the Acting Sector Commander in Kano, said this in a press statement issued on Friday in Kano.

According to him, the arrests followed the commencement of FRSC’s clampdown on unregistered motorcycles, tricycles and riders without licences.

“It may be recalled that the exercise, which is currently on going nationwide, was slated for Aug. 1 and later shifted to Oct. 2.

“This was to allow states’ internal revenue services to prepare adequately for the registration exercise, and for extensive sensitization campaigns to the target road users as well, among other reasons.”

Tijjani-Mohammedsaid said the FRSC in Kano met with the leaders of the three major unions of tricycle and motorcycle operators to ensure they sensitised their respective members.

“We made sure they understood that it was important for them to be registered and captured in the data of the National Vehicle Data Base,” he said.

Tijjani-Mohammed said the command would continue with the enforcement exercise until every rider complied.

He urged riders, who have not complied with the law, to do so to avoid being arrested.

FRSC Begins Test Transmission Of Its Radio Station, Unveils FRSC National Radio

Just as Lagos that has Africa's first traffic radio, the federal road safety commission seem to be toiling this line too. We can report that all is now set for the official test transmitting of the FRSC Radio.

The Zonal Commanding Officers the Federal Road Safety were taken around the facilities of the station in Abuja recently where they inspected the state of the art equipment being donated to them.

The FRSC Radio is the brainchild of the current Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, the transmitting equipment for the radio was provided by one of Nigeria's Banks as part of its support for the efforts of the lead agency to curb accidents on Nigerian roads.

No date has been fixed yet for the commissioning although the test transmitting will begin any moment from now.

It will be recalled that the NBC recently granted the FRSC the license for the station which will help in giving information, tips and traffic update to motorists in the city of Abuja.

Here are pictures from the inspection as obtained by AutoReportNG

No Going Back On Planned Enforcement Of New Drivers’ Licence, Plate Numbers- FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has restated its plans to begin nationwide enforcement of the new drivers’ licence and plate numbers on Oct. 2.

FRSC Osun Sector Commander, Mr Peter Oke, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo on Wednesday.

Oke said the Osun command had marshal out strategies to ensure full enforcement of the law across the state.
“We have established a synergy with the state Internal Revenue Service to sensitise the public on the clampdown ahead of the Oct.2 deadline.

“Awareness campaigns are being carried out by the command to inform and educate the public on the enforcement plans,” he said.

The Sector Commander said that the portal for issuance of drivers’ licence and number plates for applicants would now be at the Motor Licensing Authority (MLA) department of the state.

“The command’s enforcement in the state has improved towards the ember months’ campaign,” he said.
He said that sensitisation programmes are ongoing both on radio and television stations across the state to further enlighten residents of the enforcement plans.

Oke who also spoke on unclaimed drivers’ licences urged applicants to locate the commission’s offices and claim their licences.

“The number of vehicle licences issued for example in August is 221 while uncollected ones are about 2,859,” he said.

Oke, however, cautioned road users against road traffic offences; adding that safety on the highway is a shared responsibility for the safety of lives and properties.

Construction On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway To Be Completed December 15

The Federal Road Safety Commission has said major construction work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway will be completed by December 15, 2019.

Funsho Adebiyi, Director, Federal Highways, South-West, said they will resume work on September 2.

He said, “Work is starting on September 2 and by December 15 we should be through.”

Adebiyi made the revelation during an inspection of the inter-state route, according to News Agency of Nigeria.

He added, “We have instructed our contractors to make adequate signage available, as well as lightening systems, reflective materials, and other diversion signs to cope with night trips.

“I want to beg that all road users should please comply with these simple rules, drive safely, drive slowly especially around diversions.

Take Bribe And Get Sacked - FRSC Warns Personnel

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has vowed to dismiss from service any of its personnel found extorting motorists.

Corps Public Education Officer, Mr. Bisi Kazeem gave the warning in an interview with pressmen in Abuja on Wednesday.

Kazeem was reacting to the recent arrest of 37 FRSC operatives for alleged extortion of motorists on the highways.

There were reports that a team comprising the FRSC, ICPC, and DSS made the arrest of the erring personnel recently.

The FRSC management had in a complaint to ICPC said the incidents of extortion were rife in six states; Kaduna, Bauchi, Abia, Rivers, Kogi, and Ogun.

Kazeem, however, said that the magnitude of the penalty would depend on the gravity or weight of the evidence and exhibit against personnel involved in the act.

“We abhor corruptive tendencies.

“There are internal mechanisms, the Corps Marshal Monitoring Unit and Surveillance and Intelligence Unit.

“There is also zonal commanding officers unit of surveillance and monitoring, sector commanders unit, all aimed at checking excesses of marshals.

“The corps marshal felt that reports concerning the issue of extortion is getting alarming and didn’t want to stop at the internal mechanism.’’

According to him, this necessitated the collaboration with the ICPC and DSS.

“They deployed technology and made the arrest,’’ he said, adding that the exercise would be sustained in order to rid the corps of bad eggs.

Lagos-Ibadan Closure: LASTMA, FRSC Embark On Assessment of The Traffic Impact - Photos

Sequel to the planned partial closure of traffic at the Kara bridge of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the LASTMA, FRSC embark on an assessment of traffic impact of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

The planned partial closure of a part of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for reconstruction has been shifted to Monday, August 5.

Information gathered on Thursday from the construction firm handling the section one of the road from Lagos to Sagamu Interchange, Julius Berger Nigeria, indicated that reconstruction work might not begin fully until Monday as against the August 3 notice earlier given.

This, the source said, was to enable the Federal Government to conclude its sensitisation of leaders of the communities along the axis and other stakeholders to get their buy-in and ensure the smooth execution of the project.

The Federal Road Safety Corps had hinted that the construction company had given notification of its plan to commence the reconstruction work on the Berger Bus Stop – Kara Cattle Market end of the road on August 3, and would close some sections for about four months.

The  LASTMA, FRSC embark on an assessment of the traffic impact of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway today to see things for themselves

Your Rights When Dealing With A FRSC Official In Nigeria

FRSC stands for Federal Road Safety Corps. Their mandate is to prevent or minimize accidents on the highway; clear obstructions on any part of the highways; and educate drivers, motorists and other members of the public generally on the proper use of the highways. They are also charged with the management of drivers’ licenses and vehicle number plates.

 What Are Their Powers?
- Arrest any person suspected of having committed an offence
- Remove and detain any illegally parked vehicle
- Endorse your driving licence if found guilty of offence;
- Seize the driver’s licence of any person suspected to have committed an offence and/or the documents or particulars in respect of the vehicles
- Impound a vehicle suspected to have been stolen where the driver fails to produce the particulars of the vehicle
- Declare an offender as wanted when he fails to report to answer the charge against him

Your Rights
If an FRSC official, arrests you for allegedly contravening a road traffic offence; you can either:

- Accept liability and pay the summary fine, or
- Contest the charge and ask for a trial by a court of competent jurisdiction

Making A Complaint
If you have a complaint about the conduct or activities of an FRSC official during the exercise of his/her functions, these are the steps you are to follow:

- Take note of the FRSC official’s name, it is written boldly on their uniform
- Note down the date, time and place of commission of the issue you are complaining about
- Write a covering letter detailing the nature of your complaint and what transpired
- If you have witnesses to the act complained about, have the witness write a statement as well
- Put all your contact information (and those of the witness if any) on the correspondence
- Include any additional information like pictures, videos, or documents to buttress your complaint.
- Send it through email at info@frsc.gov.ng, complaints@frsc.gov.ng, or frscsocialpages@frsc.gov.ng
- Deliver in person or by post at – Federal Road Safety Corps, National Headquarters, 3 Maputo Street., Zone 3, Wuse, Abuja, Nigeria.
- Ensure you get confirmation of receipt of your complaint
- If you do not get a response or you receive an unsatisfactory response, you may contact a lawyer and instruct them to take the matter further

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FRSC Sets Deadline For Number Plates Violation, Drivers License

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has reiterated its position to clamp down on motorcycles and tricycles operating without number plates and their drivers operating without the class “A” drivers license with effect from 1st August 2019.

In a statement on Wednesday, Bisi Kazeem, Corps Public Education Officer, FRSC, revealed that the Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has ordered the operation, saying that the action is in tandem with the provisions of Section 10 Sub Section 4(h) and (i)of the FRSC (Establishment) Act, 2007.

He said that in order to ensure an easy process of acquisition of the number plates and the Class “A” Drivers license, the Corps Marshal has notified Motor Licensing Authorities (MLAs) across the country to make the processes less cumbersome for applicants so that motorcycle and tricycle operators can have a smooth and hitch-free process of acquisition of the Uniform Licensing Scheme Products.

Speaking further, Kazeem also quoted the Corps Marshal as saying, that applicants who desire to acquire fresh class “A” License must first present themselves for driving test at the Vehicle Inspection Office before advancing to the capturing unit for the continuation of the process.

The Corps Public Education Officer asserted that the Corps is not ready to take excuses anymore as far as Class ‘A’ License and number plate registration are concerned.

It said, “All tricycle and motorcycle operators must be licensed before they could be allowed to operate so as to enhance established processes for fishing out untrained and unqualified drivers on the roads.

“In addition, he stated that the growing reports of crimes associated with motorcycles and tricycles has made the clampdown imperative so that the successes already recorded by the Corps through the proactive deployment of the National Vehicle Identification Scheme, especially in the area of national security Intelligence would not be undermined.”

FRSC To Impound Motorcycles, Tricycles Without Number Plates From August

Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps has directed a nationwide clampdown on motorcycles and tricycles without number plates with effect from Aug. 1, 2019.

Oyeyemi gave the directive in a news statement signed by Mr Bisi Kazeem, Corps Public Education Officer in Abuja, on Thursday.

He said the warning was as a result of the difficulty encountered in identifying such category of vehicles when used to commit traffic and criminal offences.

“This development has become imperative following the corps’ renewed commitment to ensuring the security of lives and property of citizens, by controlling and reducing the rate of crime.

“Motorcycles and tricycles without number plates are believed not to be captured in the National Vehicle database hence, in the event of a crash or crime, cannot be traced,” he said.

According to him, “the National Road Traffic Regulations (NRTR) 2012 was made pursuant to section 5(e) of the FRSC (Establishment) Act, 2007.

“It specifies the type of identification number plates for all categories of vehicles including motorcycles, tricycles and omnibus.

“Regulations 8 (1a and 1b) also states that a vehicle may be registered in any one of the following categories – motorcycles or tricycles.

“Furthermore, regulations 39(9) of the NRTR 2012 provides that all private and commercial vehicles shall as from the commencement of these regulations have on them, vehicle identification number plates referred to in this regulation.

“And it shall be an offence for any vehicle not to have the said identification number plates.

“Vehicles in this context include motorcycles and tricycles.

“To this end, commanding officers nationwide have been mandated to engage relevant stakeholders and associations to intimate them on the proposed clampdown.

“Public Education Officers have equally been directed to carry out all forms of advocacies to sensitise the riders to register their motorcycles and tricycles.

“The general public has also been advised to desist from patronizing motorcycles and tricycles without number plates as they stand the risk of being abandoned in times of crash or crime.”

FRSC Asks Bukola Saraki, Ex-Lawmakers To Return Their Official Number Plates

The Federal Road Safety Corps has asked former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and about 219 lawmakers who failed to return to the Senate and House of Representatives to return their official vehicle number plates.

It was gathered on Thursday that the corps had requested the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani-Omolori, to retrieve the vehicle identification plates from about 69 senators and 151 members of the House of Representatives who failed to return to the 9th National Assembly.

The FRSC Public Education Officer, Corps Commander Bisi Kareem, confirmed this to our correspondent in Abuja.

Speaking in response to inquiries by our correspondent, he said, “We have written to the clerk of the National Assembly to direct former lawmakers to return official number plates issued to them. We expect the clerk to reach out to them; we cannot get across to them ourselves, that was why we wrote to the National Assembly about it.”

Forty-two of the senators lost out in October last year at their parties’ primaries while others were defeated at the National Assembly elections.

Apart from Saraki (Peoples Democratic Party, Kwara Central), others expected to return their official vehicle number plates are Godswill Akpabio (All Progressives Congress, Akwa Ibom West); Nazif Gamawa (PDP, Bauchi); Rafiu Ibrahim (PDP, Kwara South); Tayo Alasoadura (APC, Ondo Central) and Yele Omogunwa (Ondo South), among others.

Asked about the deadline for the return of the plates and sanctions for failure, Kazeem said he would not speak on that.

Findings have, however, shown that many former lawmakers and ex-officials were still using the official number plates.

FRSC Closes Magboro, Kara, Ibafo Axis on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced the temporary closure of only the Ibadan-bound carriage way of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway from Magboro to Kara and Ibafo.

Mr Clement Oladele, FRSC Commander in Ogun State, made this known in a statement in Abeokuta on Wednesday.

Oladele said that the closure took effect on Wednesday, noting that the road would be reopened on Friday to enable the contracting firm, Julius Berger Nigeria PLC, lay asphalt on that section of the road.

“This is to inform the motoring public that Julius Berger Nigeria PLC, currently rehabilitating the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway, will be temporarily closing only the Ibadan bound carriageway from Magboro to Kara and Ibafo.

“Is scheduled to commence from Wednesday, May 22, 2019 and reopened on Friday, May 24, 2019.

“The temporary closure is to lay a section of 400m of wearing asphaltic surface on the affected section of the corridor.

“The closure will not affect traffic inbound Lagos around the affected road but will narrow the carriageway which is expected to build up traffic around the mentioned sections,’’ he said.

The sector commander advised motorists to note the occurrence and plan their trips, saying that those using the corridor within the period should obey all traffic rules and regulations.

Oladele urged motorists to refrain from driving against traffic, saying that violators were liable to be apprehended for dangerous driving which attracts a fine of N50,000 and impounding of the erring vehicle.

“The FRSC is working with sister traffic agencies to maintain visibility to ease the traffic discomfort the temporary closure of that section of the corridor will cause,’’ he said.

FRSC Tasks Motorists On Proper Vehicle Registration

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Anambra Command has urged motorists to ensure their vehicles are properly registered and uploaded to the National Vehicle Identification System (NVIS) platform and desist from patronising touts.

Mr Andrew Kumapayi, the Sector Commander of FRSC in Anambra made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Awka.

“FRSC has the database of all registered vehicles uploaded in the NVIS platform.

“People should ensure that their vehicle registration are done genuinely at the Board of Inland Revenue office and should not patronise those dealing with fake numbers,” he warned.

He said that the FRSC recovered a Toyota Rav. 4 Jeep suspected to have been stolen from the original owner in 2015, which was subsequently registered by touts.

The sector commander said that Mrs Veronica Okeke had gone to Nnewi Licensing Office to effect the change of the registration number of the car from SSM 23 AA to an Anambra number plate which she bought from Mrs Kate Ucheagu.

Kumapayi said discrepancy was spotted in the original chassis of the vehicle which was JTEHH20VX26025177 but was captured as TTEHH20VX26025177 in the document presented.

He said it was detected during verification of the number plate that the vehicle had been registered to another person.

He said when verification was done on the original chassis number, information available showed the vehicle belonged to Mr Chukwuemeka Seth who was resident in Port Harcourt with a Lagos number plate LND 79 DB.

The Sector Commander said when Seth was contacted he confirmed that the car belonged to him but was stolen with the original documents in April 2015 at Choba, Port Harcourt

Kumapayi said the men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad arrested Okeke, the new buyer of the vehicle.

The sector commander said the case had been transferred to Choba Police Station where the matter was earlier reported.

Innoson Motors Delivers 77 New Vehicles To FRSC - Exclusive Images

It was widely reported that FG Procures 77 new vehicles for FRSC Operations and this supply comes from Innoson Motors. The vehicles are 74 units of Innoson IVM 4×2 Double Cabin Pick-Ups and three ambulances.

Speaking on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari at the Commissioning of the vehicles in Abuja, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha said the development was aimed at ensuring safety and accelerated economic growth of Nigeria. He assured of the federal government’s commitment to continue to provide all the necessary logistics, legal and financial support to the Corps.

According to the Innoson's profile on Wikipedia, it says, Innoson is a Nigerian automotive firm which builds, assembles and make its cars in Nigeria.

AutoReportNG got some exclusives images of the newly procured vehicles which Innoson Motors presents to FRSC office on Wednesday. These are some of the images for you.

FRSC warns hospital against rejecting accident victims

Hospitals in the country have been warned by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) against rejecting victims of an accident. The warning was given by the FRSC zonal commanding officer for Zone RS10 comprising Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states, Kayode Olagunju, Daily Trust reports.

AutoReportNG gathers that the fine for rejecting accident victims is N50,000 and or six months imprisonment.

Olagunju said: “It is illegal for any hospital to reject accident victims." According to him, bulk of accident victims die within one hour of the crashes known as the golden hour.

He said: “All hands must be on deck to ensure that the victims are well managed within the golden hour. “In line with the global best practices, the country operates a 30-day rule which means a Road Traffic Crash victim should be monitored for at least 30 days and whoever dies within 30 days after the crash, is recorded to have died through RTC involved in.”

He enjoined agencies involved in road traffic crash management to ensure proper documentation of every road crash detailing vehicles and persons involved as well as casualty statuses.

The agencies which include the FRSC, the police, hospital management, Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO), state agencies on traffic and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), were urged to effectively collaborate in creating credible road traffic crash database in the zone.

Clement Oladele, the sector commander, disclosed this in a statement by the command’s public education officer, Florence Okpe, in Abeokuta on Friday, June 15.

Eight persons died in an accident involving a bus and a truck on Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Tuesday, June 12, 2018.

FRSC Recovers N1.78m Inside Accident Victim's Car In Kogi

The Federal Road Safety Corps Command in Lokoja, Kogi State, on Tuesday, handed N1, 786,500 to the wife of an accident victim.

Sector Commander of the corps in the state, Mr Emmanuel Abe, who handed the money to the woman, Mrs Charity Anthony, in Lokoja, said that it was recovered from the vehicle the victim was driving.

According to him, the victim was driving a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number Abuja KWL 386 YH when he was involved in an accident at Gegu community on Abuja-Lokoja highway at 2.30 p.m. on Monday.

He said that his men received a distress call and quickly moved to the scene only to meet the only male victim unconscious.

Abe said that the victim, Mr Anthony Ike, was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, while a further search on his vehicle led to the discovery of the money.