FRSC SEEKS EFCC SUPPORT TO CHECK ECONOMIC SABOTAGE, ROAD CRASHES

By our Correspondent

The Federal Road Safety Corps FRSC and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC have entered into a strategic partnership to curb economic sabotage and reduce road traffic crashes (RTCs) in the country.

The agreement was made when the FRSC Corps Marshal, Mallam Shehu Mohammed paid a visit to the EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede in Abuja.

Speaking during the strategic engagement, the FRSC boss amplified the urgent need for the strategic partnership between the agencies to confront the twin threats of reckless driving and its attendant fatalities.

This, he said were as well as the financial hemorrhage resulting from such recklessness.

Mallam Shehu Mohammed maintained that road safety was not merely a transport issue but a national security and economic imperative which required a multi sectoral approach to safeguard human lives and stabilise Nigeria’s economic trajectory.

Mallam Shehu Mohammed said the alliance between the two institutions signalled that unlawful transport practices and road carnage would no longer be tolerated.

According to the FRSC Corps Marshal, the partnership represented integrity, law enforcement and public safety, while setting a new standard for institutional collaboration to protect lives, preserve resources and secure the future.

“Also, a renewed offensive against the culture of impunity that has long endangered lives and undermined national progress.

“The message is clear! economic sabotage and reckless endangerment of lives on our roads will be confronted with the full weight of the law as FRSC and EFCC.

“We believe that together, we are determined to raise the bar of strategic partnership”

Responding, the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, emphasised that the two organisations share strikingly similar mandates interfacing directly with the Nigerian public in ways that deeply affect lives, safety, and national prosperity.

He stressed that beyond combating economic crimes, the EFCC was also charged with addressing economic sabotage.

This, he said was an area where transport operators who flout regulations cause devastating ripple effects on national growth and citizens’ welfare..