Nigerian newspapers · 14 April 2020

Vehicles Violating Lockdown Extension Will be Impounded- FRSC

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Only Essential Workers Are Exempt

In light of the extension of the lockdown by an extra 14 days, the Federal Road Safety Corps has said motorists who are not covered by the essential service list of the Federal Government risk losing their vehicles when caught.

In a statement on Tuesday, FRSC Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, ordered his men to “step up ongoing enforcement on restrictions and social distance amongst vehicle occupants and carry out the Presidential directives holistically by impounding at sight any vehicle found violating the orders”.

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He ordered his men to arrest without hesitation, any motorist who contravenes the stay-at-home order of the government.

He said, “Except the vehicles and the occupants are accredited essential workers with proof of identification, Commanding Officers must ensure that the vehicles are impounded and the occupants handed over to the Police for prosecution in the Court of Law for contravening the Presidential Order on restrictions, social distance and stay at home.”