Following the media reports that the Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, arrested an alleged Federal Road Safety Corps staff who violated traffic laws by driving against traffic along Sawmill area of Ikere in Ekiti State, the Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi, has ordered the re-arrest and prosecution of the offender, Adeola Alabi.
Boboye said there is no record of him being a staff of the Corps.
Findings revealed Adeola Alabi, who was fined N20,000 by the Ekiti State Traffic Management Agency in Ado Ekiti, is neither a staff of the Corps nor a member of the Special Marshal Unit of the Corps.
According to the Head Media Relations and Strategy, Bisi Kazeem, the Peugeot 505 vehicle driven by the offender, with vehicle registration number AG 738 FGB, as well as the owner are under investigation and the Corps has taken a position to expose the offender who is now guilty of impersonation to evade justice.
Kazeem also added that the Corps Marshal forbids that any FRSC staff violates traffic laws in the name of being members of the Corps.
He also maintained his resolve to find out the identity of Alabi and see the investigation through to the end, where the full weight of the law will be brought to bear on the offender.
Kazeem said Oyeyemi is using the opportunity to appeal to all the staff of FRSC and its sister agencies not to ever violate traffic laws, but instead be good ambassadors of the agencies they represent.
In the light of this, Kazeem stated that the Corps Marshal further appreciated Fayose for identifying with the “good road use culture” propagated by the FRSC.
He said the governors of such as Sokoto and Ogun States were the only ones who have done similar things in the past.
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