Boboye Oyeyemi, FRSC corps marshal, gave the directive to impound rickety vehicles plying Nigerian roads in a statement released by Bisi Kazeem, the corps public education officer, on Tuesday.
The corps marshal said the clampdown is necessary to further reduce road accidents in the country. Although this could also be a new way of generating money for the agency, Mr Boboye did not give specifications regarding which vehicle is rickety or not. This might be left to the discretion of officers.
According to Kazeem, the zonal commanding officers and sector commanders have been given an express directive to commence a nationwide arrest, impoundment, and prosecution of owners or operators of such vehicles.
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He said the operation, which will be implemented nationwide, forms part of the corps’ commitment towards enhancing its operational activities and creating a safer motoring environment.
The corps marshal said the development is premised on the realisation of FRSC’s 2021 strategic goals of reducing road traffic crashes by 15 percent and fatalities by 20 percent.
Oyeyemi said motorable vehicles are important to the health, safety and economic benefits of drivers and commuters across Nigeria.
Vehicles with smoke will also constitute rickety vehicles according to the new directives. Many Lagos yellow buses might be off the road, even as the government seeks to phase them out completely.
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