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Live-saving operations important to FRSC –official
The former Pankshin Unit Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Plateau, Mr Nnamdi Ikeh-Akabogu Plateau, says the corps priortises live-saving above other operations.
Ikeh-Akabogu, the newly promoted Deputy Corps Commander made this known in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Saturday.
“My heart bleeds whenever I see victims of road accidents wailing in pain and sorrow with blood all around them.
“As a corps commanding officer, the strategies to fight against motorists recklessness should be implored to save the lives of innocent souls travelling on our highways.
“My new promotion is a morale booster to me to put in all my energy and job experience to bear for the good of Nigerians,” he said.
He appealed to motorists to guard against over loading and speeding as well as careless and dangerous overtaking on the highways to avoid road accidents.
Ikeh-Akabogu is a 1996 graduate of History from Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, and holds three masters degree in History, Public Administration, Law and Criminal Justice.
He spent more than four years in Plateau, where he built a-100 sitting capacity hall, named Boboye Oyeyemi Hall and other infrastructure between 2016 and 2020 before being posted to Jos and later to Abuja.
He has held various leadership positions in the corps in his 24 years of service with several publications to his credit.
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