FRSC: No Plans to Abolish Patrol in Four Southeast States

Kasim Sumaina in Abuja

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), weekend, said at no time did it intend to abolish patrol points in four Southeast states of Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo and Abia.
The FRSC, in statement yesterday in Abuja by acting Corps Public Education Officer, FRSC National Headquarters, Olusegun Ogungbemide, said it attention was drawn to the press statement published in some media platforms insinuating that the FRSC had abolished patrol points in four Southeastern states of Eboyi, Enugu, Imo and Abia.

The misleading statement, it said was attributed to the address presented by the zonal commanding officer of Zone 9 Headquarters Enugu, Assistant Corps Marshal Uche Chukwurah during her visit to the Abia State Sector Command, Umuahia.
“Even though the statement by the zonal commanding officer was meant to reaffirm the stand of the National Headquarters of the FRSC on the new operational strategy that will de-emphasise static patrol, which comes in the form of roadblock, it was unfortunately misconstrued to mean abolition of patrol points in the zonal command based on security threats.

“Nothing can be further from the truth as the statement was not only misleading but capable of giving wrong information to unsuspecting members of the public on the intention of the FRSC management on the ongoing operational rejigging not targeted at the Southeastern states of the country but the nation at large.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the policy of rejigging the operational strategy of the Corps as conceived by the present Management under Corps Marshal Shehu is aimed at improving the capacity of the personnel to respond promptly to distress calls through provision of functional operational vehicles, ambulances and motorbikes; retraining of personnel for efficient rescue services and increasing the mileage coverage of daily patrol activities for increased presence on parts of the road network.”