The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Imo State Command, has sacked one of its officers for participating in Wednesday’s protest led by the organised labour in a special marshal regalia.
Sector Commander of the FRSC in Imo, Evaristus Ebeniro, stated that the officer had been de-marshalled and was no longer an officer of the corps.
Politics Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Unions Congress (TUC) embarked on a nationwide protest to register their displeasure with the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government.
Meanwhile, Ebeniro said although the protester was a special corps marshal, he had since been de-marshalled and no longer holds a special marshal’s identity card.
He added that the protester was, while serving as a special marshal, summoned as a result of inactivity and lack of commitment to duties but absconded and was therefore de-marshalled in absentia in line with the rules of the corps.
He said the command had also arrested the protester and recovered his regalia.
His words:
“The incident prompted the command to commence an investigation to unravel the identity of the protester.
“It is now confirmed that the protester who happened to be a unionist was once a special marshal.”
