By Ibrahim Muhammad
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has warned its personnel against unethical practise of extortion of public and reckless enforcement of traffic regulations.
The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, made the warning during one day sensitization program on discipline reinforcement held on Tuesday.
Mohammed, represented by Ahmed Tijjani, the Corps Procurement Officer, said the sensitization is to correct decline in discipline among its personnel.
According to him “I address you today with a deep sense of responsibility, concern and renewed commitment to ideals upon which our great Corps was founded”
“This exercise is a deliberate, strategic and urgent intervention arising from recent operational reports that reveal trends we cannot and will not ignore,” Mohammed said.
He decried that over the past months, the Corps has observed a disturbing decline in discipline, professionalism and effective command and control in most of its field commands.
The corps marshal explained that the indispline resulted to unethical practise, abuse of authority, extortion, reckless enforcement behaviors that contradict everything the Corps represents and that steadily erodes public trust in it.
“Let me state clearly and without ambiguity that such behaviors are unacceptable. They violate our regulations, betray our training, contradict our core values and ultimately endanger the credibility and reputation of the Corps.
“Every time a road user loses confidence in us, our mandate becomes harder to achieve, every act of unprofessional conduct damages the image of thousands of disciplined staff, and every abuse of authority weakens trust built over decade,” the corps marshal said.
Mohammed noted that, the Corps was not created merely to enforce traffic laws, but established to save lives and serve the public with integrity.
The Jigawa State FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Masa’udu Matazu, Said, the sensitization is part of the Corps’ efforts and commitment to professionalism, operational excellence, as well as institutional integrity for better service delivery.
