FRSC decries knockdowns of patrol operatives, mourns officers
FRSC decries knockdowns of patrol operatives, mourns officers
The Federal Road Safety Corps on Monday mourned two officers who were killed while on active service.
The FRSC also decried the incessant knockdown of its personnel by reckless motorists while on duty.
A deceased staff member, Deputy Chief Road Marshal Assistant, Abiodun Ajomole, was on lawful patrol duties at Iganmu Bridge in Orile, Lagos State, on September 16, 2023.
Ajomole was attending to an offender who drove a Cabstar (Lagos Taxi) when suddenly, a Mack truck conveying a container lost control and hit the Cabstar he was attending to. The impact of the crash on the Cabstar forced the operative to hit his head on a stationary tanker parked by the roadside and died on the spot at exactly 14:16 hrs.
Also, the late Road Marshal Assistant I, Hamidu Idris, was on patrol in Dutse Outpost, Doka Local Government Area of Kaduna State, on September 12, 2023.
Idris was on his way to impound an arrested offenders’ vehicle when the driver pushed him out of the vehicle and hit his head on a stone, a situation that led to his untimely death.
The Corps Marshal FRSC, Dauda Biu, in a statement signed by the Corps Spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem, “sent his heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased, on behalf of the management and the entire staff of the Corps, over the sudden demise of the operatives.”
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