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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has recalled the Bauchi State Sector Commander, Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, to its National Headquarters, Abuja for necessary administrative action.
This is following an opinion credited to Mr Abdullahi, which quoted him to have said the FRSC was seeking the introduction of Sharia Law to punish traffic offenders.
Abdullahi was quoted to have said the introduction of Sharia Law by the Corps would curtail bad behaviour by motorists as most crashes were due to their negative attitudes.
However, the FRSC has dissociated itself from the opinion published on different news platforms.
The Corps Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem on Saturday in Abuja, however, described the opinion as baseless and unfounded, adding that it did not reflect the position of the FRSC.
“The public is humbly called upon to disregard the entire content of the opinion as published.
“This is because it is baseless, unfounded and does not apply in FRSC’s operations and service to the Nigerian people,’’ he stated.
He stated also that by the statement, the Bauchi Sector Commander had breached FRSC’s regulations and its Standard Operating Procedures
“Without any reservation, it is important to inform the general public that the FRSC is a government agency with statutory responsibilities for road safety administration.
“It is also sensitive to the country’s multi-religious as well as heterogeneous ethnic composition.
“It is important to state that the Corps is neither a religious nor sectional organisation, but a Federal Government agency established with a mandate guided by the provisions of an establishment Act.
“The FRSC is not guided by Sharia, Mosaic or customary law that contradicts the provisions of its establishment Act, or the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,’’ Kazeem stressed.