Mr Hyginus Omeje, the Sector Commander, Federal
Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Command, has
warned the personnel of the Corps to be safety
conscious by not stopping erring motorists by force.
Omeje told newsmen on Sunday that he was nearly killed
by a commercial driver who faced him with his vehicle in
an attempt to escape.
The commander said that the incident happened last
march when he tried to stop a driver who was driving an
overloaded commercial bus along Costain Area of the
state.
“I sighted the commercial bus on Eko Bridge loaded with
goods and passengers.
“Its state was dangerous to over road users that I could
not over look it. I asked one of my officers to snap the
vehicle while on motion.
“We decided to drive down to Costain Bus stop where we
knew it would be safe for him to stop without causing
traffic obstructions or endangering other people’s lives.
FRSC officials
“When I disembarked from my official car in company
with my orderly, I flagged the driver down for him to
stop, but he refused.
“Rather, he faced me with the vehicle in an attempt to
run over me; I was nearly killed by the driver.
“He later resorted to dangerous driving and I had to put a
phone call through to the Rapid Respond Squad (RRS)
team to join us in following him,’’ he said.
According to Omeje, it took the combined efforts of two
teams of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) along Nigerian
Breweries and Orile areas before they could stop him.
The commander said that after the driver was stopped
by the RRS officials, they requested for his driver’s
licence and vehicle particulars but he refused to produce
them.
Omeje said that the case has been transferred to the
Iponri Police Station for investigation and prosecution.
The FRSC boss, however, warned the officials to always
copy the number plates of erring motorists rather than
standing on the expressway to stop them by force.
According to him, such vehicles would be traced through
its number plates anywhere within the country.
Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Command, has
warned the personnel of the Corps to be safety
conscious by not stopping erring motorists by force.
Omeje told newsmen on Sunday that he was nearly killed
by a commercial driver who faced him with his vehicle in
an attempt to escape.
The commander said that the incident happened last
march when he tried to stop a driver who was driving an
overloaded commercial bus along Costain Area of the
state.
“I sighted the commercial bus on Eko Bridge loaded with
goods and passengers.
“Its state was dangerous to over road users that I could
not over look it. I asked one of my officers to snap the
vehicle while on motion.
“We decided to drive down to Costain Bus stop where we
knew it would be safe for him to stop without causing
traffic obstructions or endangering other people’s lives.
“When I disembarked from my official car in company
with my orderly, I flagged the driver down for him to
stop, but he refused.
“Rather, he faced me with the vehicle in an attempt to
run over me; I was nearly killed by the driver.
“He later resorted to dangerous driving and I had to put a
phone call through to the Rapid Respond Squad (RRS)
team to join us in following him,’’ he said.
According to Omeje, it took the combined efforts of two
teams of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) along Nigerian
Breweries and Orile areas before they could stop him.
The commander said that after the driver was stopped
by the RRS officials, they requested for his driver’s
licence and vehicle particulars but he refused to produce
them.
Omeje said that the case has been transferred to the
Iponri Police Station for investigation and prosecution.
The FRSC boss, however, warned the officials to always
copy the number plates of erring motorists rather than
standing on the expressway to stop them by force.
According to him, such vehicles would be traced through
its number plates anywhere within the country.
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