The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has denied claims that it is seeking the implementation of Sharia Law to supplement existing regulations on traffic rule enforcement and prosecution of offenders.
The update was included in a statement signed by Bisi Kazeem, the Corps spokesperson, and made available to journalists on Saturday.
Information According to reports in Nigeria, Yusuf Abdullahi, the sector commander in Bauchi State, believes that a Sharia law should be enacted to prosecute traffic offenders in order to reduce road accidents in the country.
In response, Kazeem stated that Abdullahi’s statement does not reflect the position of the FRSC.
The Corps Marshal, Dauda Biu, has been recalled, according to the statement
The Sector Commander has been transferred to the National Headquarters in Abuja for necessary administrative action for violating the FRSC regulations and Standard Operating Procedures.
“It is critical to inform the general public, without reservation, that the Federal Road Safety Corps is a Government Agency with statutory responsibilities for road safety administration in Nigeria, and that it is sensitive to the country’s multi-religious and heterogeneous ethnic composition.”
“The Corps was established by Decree No. 45, as amended by Decree 35 of 1992, and is known in the statute books as the FRSC Act cap 141 Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” The Federal Road Safety Corps (Establishment) Act 2007 was passed by the National Assembly.
“It is critical to state this fact.”
that the Corps is neither religious nor sectional, but a Federal Government Agency established with a mandate guided by the provisions of an establishment Act, and not a Sharia, Mosaic, customary, canon, or any other law that contradicts the provisions of its establishment Act or the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“Our leadership role is protected by our strict adherence to established regulations duly passed by the National Assembly.” As a result, the public is humbly urged to disregard the entire content of the published opinion because it is “outright baseless, unfounded, and does not apply to our operations and service to the Nigerian people,” according to the statement.
admin
