As part of measures to tackle terrorism and other criminal activities in the country, the Federal Road Safety Corps has initiated the process of opening its drivers’ database to banks and security agencies.

With this initiative, financial institutions can easily verify their customers’ identity by accessing the FRSC database while security agencies could use the information from the database to investigate criminal cases.

The Corps Marshal, FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi, who said this during a training workshop on the new driving licence and number plates organised for members of the security agencies in Abuja on Tuesday, explained that the access being granted would enable security agencies to check forgery and other criminal acts.

Oyeyemi stated that the FRSC is building synergy and cooperation with other security agencies to check counterfeit driving licence and number plates by touts and fraudsters.

He noted that the corps’ insistence on due process for acquisition of driving licence has paid off, noting that the document now enjoys international recognition and acceptance in some states in the United States of America and other European countries.

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