THE Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kaduna State Command, Kabir Yusuf Nadabo, has stated that some politicians in the state are intimidating his personnel.
He made the announcement during a media briefing at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat in Kaduna over the weekend.
Nadabo emphasized that despite the intimidation, his command’s responsibility was to ensure that the roadways were safe for residents to utilize.
He said, “I can no longer sit down and be intimidated by some people. Imagine a local government chairman telling my patrol team to stop patrolling on the township roads, but to only operate on the highway. This shows how far they are taking things. If you ask FRSC to keep off the township roads, what if an accident happened then?
“Who do you call to come and assist the victims? I am saying it again, that nobody will intimidate me because I am here to serve the people of Kaduna State. The state traffic agency is not under my control, but courtesy demands that we work together in the interest of the people,” he said.
He bemoaned that, unfortunately, state traffic agencies, particularly in Kaduna, Kano, and Lagos, were primarily focused on money generating, which runs counter to the criteria for establishing state traffic agency.
He explained further that they were formed to supplement road safety in areas where the FRSC does not have enough personnel to carry out their duties in the state.
He went on to say that his guys will be seen today monitoring traffic throughout the town, with a good patrol squad traveling from one area to another, educating the motorists.
He warned leaders to stop mixing politics with the safety of the lives of Nigerians, adding that in other countries, when you talk about security, the next thing is the safety of lives
He noted also that in Nigeria, safety was being relegated and not seen as important, adding that this was the reason why within four years, the country recorded 59 VIP crashes.
