The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has initiated internal reforms to strengthen discipline and professionalism among its personnel.
The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, made this known in a one day sensitisation programme on “Discipline, Reinforcement and Strengthening of Command and Control” in field commands, in Dutse on Tuesday.
Mohammed, represented by Ahmed Tijjani, the Corps Procurement Officer, said the sensitisation was to correct decline in discipline among its personnel.
“I address you today with a deep sense of responsibility, concern and renewed commitment to ideals upon which our great corps was founded. This exercise is a deliberate, strategic and urgent intervention arising from recent operational reports that reveal trends we cannot and will not ignore,” Mohammed said.
He noted that over the past months, the FRSC had observed a disturbing decline in discipline, professionalism and effective command and control in most of its field commands.
The corps marshal added that the lapses have manifested as misconduct, unethical practices, abuse of authority, extortion, reckless enforcement behaviors that contradicted everything the FRSC represented and steadily eroding public trust.
“Let me state clearly and without ambiguity that such behaviors are unacceptable. They violate our regulations, betray our training, contradict our core values and ultimately endanger the credibility and reputation of the corps.
“Every time a road user loses confidence in us, our mandate becomes harder to achieve, every act of unprofessional conduct damages the image of thousands of disciplined staff, and every abuse of authority weakens trust built over decade,” the corps marshal said.
Mohammed further reminded the participants that the corps was not created merely to enforce traffic laws, but established to save lives and serve the public with integrity.
He therefore, urged the participants to speak freely as the workshop was designed to unravel the root cause of such behaviors, with a view to correcting them.
Also, the state Sector Commander, Mr Masa’udu Matazu, said that the sensitisation underscored the corps’ efforts and commitment to professionalism, operational excellence, as well as institutional integrity for better service delivery.
“As FRSC personnel, we’re entrusted with the primary responsibility of ensuring better road culture aimed at safeguarding lives and property of all road users, not only in Jigawa, but across the country.
“That responsibility therefore demands unwavering discipline, strict adherence to lawful directives and a clear respect for chain of command,” Mutazu said.
He also reminded the participants that discipline remained key to any uniformed agency.
“Equally important is effective command and control which ensure that our operations are well coordinated, responsive and aligns with the 2026 FRSC Corporate Strategic Goals,” he said. (NAN)
