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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has sensitised personnel on discipline reinforcement and the strengthening of command and control structures across its field commands in Kebbi.
The Corps Marshal, Mr. Shehu Mohammed, said in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday that the exercise was aimed at restoring professionalism, enhancing accountability, and rebuilding public confidence in the corps.
Mohammed, represented by the Assistant Corps Marshal, Mr. Yusuf Haruna-Aliyu, said the training was neither ceremonial nor routine, but a deliberate intervention necessitated by recent operational reports indicating lapses in discipline and command and control in some field commands.
” The deployment of senior officers to the commands is a strategic and urgent measure arising from observed trends that require immediate leadership presence, guidance, and corrective action,” he said.
Mohammed noted that recent months had witnessed a disturbing decline in discipline and professionalism, manifested in misconduct, unethical practices, abuse of authority, extortion, and reckless enforcement behaviours.
He said such actions contradicted the core values of the corps and eroded public trust.
The corps marshal stressed that the behaviours were unacceptable, as they violated regulations, betrayed training, and endangered the credibility and reputation built by the corps over the years.
” Every act of unprofessional conduct damages the image of thousands of disciplined personnel, while every abuse of authority weakens the trust painstakingly built over decades,” he said.
Mohammed reminded personnel that the corps was established not merely to enforce traffic laws but to save lives and serve the public with integrity.
He described the programme as a corrective measure designed to reorient, reinforce, and renew commitment to the corps’ mandate, stressing that it was not a witch-hunt.
The corps marshal said senior officers deployed to the commands were expected to serve as mentors and leaders, strengthen discipline, reinforce leadership accountability, and restore effective command and control mechanisms.
He emphasised that discipline was not punishment but a protection of the corps’ reputation, personnel careers, and the lives of Nigerians who depended on its services.
” Professionalism is mandatory. The public must see us as firm but fair, authoritative yet humane, and enforcing the law without fear or favour,” he said.
Mohammed warned that extortion, harassment and abuse of authority would not be tolerated, adding that leadership responsibility began with superior officers who must model and enforce standards.
He urged commanding officers and supervisors to ensure active supervision, prompt correction of misconduct, and consistent mentoring of junior personnel.
“Going forward, discipline will be strengthened, accountability enforced, ethical standards upheld, commendable conduct rewarded, and violations sanctioned with fairness and firmness,” CM said.
Earlier, the Sector Commander in the state, Mrs Rukayya Zakaria, represented by the Deputy Corps Commander, Mr Musa Galadima, said the sensitisation programme would further enhance operational efficiency and service delivery at all levels of the command.
Zakaria expressed appreciation to the corps marshal and management of the corps for the intervention, describing it as timely and necessary.
She also thanked the deployed senior officers for their commitment to strengthening discipline and professionalism, and assured them of the command’s full cooperation throughout the exercise.
The sector commander further commended officers and men of the command for their dedication to duty, urging them to take the opportunity to rededicate themselves to the corps’ core values of integrity, transparency, and service to humanity.
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