Accidents: FRSC seeks improved partnership with police in Imo

Mr Joseph Aremu, The new Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps in Imo, has called for robust partnership and collaboration with the state Police Command to check road accidents.

Aremu made the call on Thursday in Owerri when he visited the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Chris Ezike.

He described police as a critical stakeholder in highway management.

Aremu said that the visit was to seek improved collaboration with the police to effectively and efficiently coordinate activities on the highways.

“FRSC is doing its best to reduce road crashes in the state. We are working tirelessly to ensure that road crashes are completely reduced.

According to him, the FRSC operatives are sometimes disregarded due to the fact that they are don’t carry firearms.

“We are often disregarded by road users because we are armless, but with the cooperation of the police, we can track down culprits,” he said.

He said that FRSC had introduced the “Traffic Offenders Examination Speed limiting Device.”

Aremu said that the police would play a greater role, especially by further investigating stolen vehicles impounded by FRSC and bringing the criminals to justice.

Ezike pledged total partnership and support to FRSC.

“We are ever ready to partner and support your command because your men are doing a great job by saving road users from untimely death,” he said.

Ezike said police and FRSC had been partnering very well without any friction, adding that he would provide the leadership that would sustain the partnership.

“FRSC is not known to me to be having any record of friction with the police and we will do everything possible to sustain it.

According to him, most road users are usually drunk and careless while driving on the road.

“It is unfortunate that innocent people still die in this nation out of carelessness of drivers, some of them are drunk others intentionally disobey traffic rules and we will fight this together.”