Corps Marshall, Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), and Dauda Ali Biu, have ordered the immediate clampdown on all rickety vehicles throughout Nigeria.
Sahara Reporters states that his directive was given in a statement signed by the Corps Public Enlightenment Officer (CPEO), Bisi Kazeem, on Thursday, August 17.
The order came after a video of an old vehicle with mechanical issues plying the expressway in such that the back tyre was off and the car was being controlled by the driver with three worn-out tyres.
Kazeem said the Corps Marshall had ordered the immediate clampdown on the vehicle and the owner’s arrest in line with its responsibility to ensure the safety of all road users.
He revealed the vehicle’s registration number as AA07AG in Lagos State, saying that the car was old and plying the highway with just three worn-out tyres.
Kazeem noted that the personnel of the agency had been directed to be on the lookout for the car and other unstable vehicles plying major roads in Nigeria.
He said the operation would be conducted nationwide, adding severe punishment awaited the owner and anyone using such vehicles.
