We Don't Have Power To Seize Vehicle Documents - FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) does not have the authority to seize vehicle documents from motorists, a senior officer of the government organisation, Zakari Mohammed, has said. Mohammed, however, said driver’s licence is the property of the federal government and the FRSC officers have the right to withhold it from erring motorists. 

Sunshine Reporters reports that Mohammed, who is the FRSC RS8.17 Ilorin, Kwara state unit commander, spoke on Thursday, August 1 at a stakeholders’ meeting.

 In his presentation at the event, the legal officer of the FRSC, Kayode Ajibike, said men of the agency have the legal power to toll vehicles of any erring driver. He also said such vehicles would be handed over to the police. “If you know you have not committed the offence which you are accused to have committed, you can challenge such road safety official,” he said. 

Sunshine Reporters earlier reported that the FRSC warned its officers against chasing erring motorists no matter the traffic offence committed. The corps spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem, gave the warning in a telephone interview with agency in Lagos recently while reacting to media reports of an accident in Ibadan following a chase by FRSC officers. Kazeem noted that the corps marshal of the FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi, frowned at the incident. He said: “The corps marshal, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, condemned the act as it is our rule that officers should not chase any erring motorist. “Rather the vehicle number should be taken and the offender will in no time be arrested through our drivers’ licence portal." 

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