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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Nasarawa State, has urged motorists plying roads across the state to report any FRSC personnel involved in corrupt practices in the course of performing their duty.

The Corps’ Sector Commander in the state , Mrs Faustina Alegbe, made the call in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia on Monday.

Alegbe said the call was necessary to checkmate any official of the agency who may want to tarnish the integrity of the corps by engaging in fraudulent activities.

She urged the motorists, especially commercial drivers, to report to the nearest FRSC office in the state, any official engaging in corrupt practices.

Alegbe warned that anyone caught and found guilty would be severely punished.

“I want to assure you that any officer caught will be severely dealt with.

“In fact, such person will be made to leave the FRSC because we will not allow or tolerate anyone trying to dent the hard- earned image and integrity of the FRSC.

Alegbe said that to prevent corrupt tendencies, the command had put in place measures to monitor officials and ensure that they handled their job professionally.

“We have some measures put in place to checkmate that. One of them is that while our officers are on the road, we send others to check them to ensure they don’t engage in corrupt and other unprofessional conducts.

“Nigerians know that FRSC abhors corruption. So they have the right to report any case to any of our commands. Once that is done, swift action will be taken against the officer if found guilty,“he said.

Alegbe also said that the command was making progress in sensitising commercial drivers and motorists to their responsibilities to move safely to their destination.

” We go to the parks early in the morning and talk to the drivers and passengers on what they are supposed to do to ensure the journey is safe.

“As I speak to you, a lot of the commercial drivers have embraced it. Some have expressed gratitude for the sensitisation exercise.

“We will continue with it because sometimes when we call them for a workshop, some don’t come but now we go to meet and enlighten them,” she said.