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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is set to commence the planned nationwide enforcement of mental stability/psychological examination on traffic offenders.

The development follows the inauguration of a special patrol team code-named ‘Cobra Squad’.

Speaking at the inauguration within the premises of the corps’ headquarters, the corps Marshall, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi said he would personally lead the FCT squad, adding that similar teams and logistics would be deployed subsequently at the zonal level before the end of July.

The exercise will focus on life-threatening violations such as the use of phones while driving, route violation, traffic light violation, dangerous driving and overloading.

Mr Oyeyemi, inaugurated the squad along with 10 patrol motorcycles, five vans and an ambulance dedicated to the exercise in the FCT.

He explained that the special patrol would be outside the normal patrol activities of the corps in the FCT and other parts of the country.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday released guidelines for the proposed psychiatric examination of traffic offenders in the country.

The Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, had on Monday, told newsmen in Abuja that the test would begin nationwide on July 1.

According to the guidelines issued by the Corps’ Public Education Officer, Mr Bizi Kazeem, the exercise will cover life threatening traffic offences which are rampant in the country.

The identified offences are use of phone while driving, route violation, traffic light violation, dangerous driving and overloading.

Kazeem said that offenders would have their driver’s licenses withdrawn pending confirmation of their sanity or otherwise.

He explained that the violators would bear the full cost of the examination, which would be conducted at recognised public medical facilities.

“The move arose from observed aggravating crashes and disobedience to road traffic laws and regulation.

“This nation can no longer watch the lives and property of its citizens wasted by a few non-conformists on the highways,’’ he quoted the corps marshal as saying.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Boboye is expected to meet with commanding officers of the Corps in Abuja on Friday to draw up strategies for the exercise.

Meanwhile, some Abuja residents have lauded the FRSC for the move which they said, was overdue.

Miss Ngozi Okafor, a civil servant, said the behaviour of motorists on the road especially in Abuja called for a check on their mental state.

“Abuja is a place where the roads are too wide for motorists, yet, they prefer driving on sidewalks meant for pedestrians.

“Security agents and private vehicle owners are not left out in this madness. I hope the FRSC will have the courage to also subject them to psychiatric test,’’ she said.

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, outlined the government’s plan for the country in the three sectors and noted that electricity tariffs, particularly in populous areas and industrial clusters would increase when the new rates are unveiled.

The PUNCH had exclusively reported that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission had finalised its review on the tariffs and was awaiting input from the government before it would announce the new rates.

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.

[quote author=BruzMoney post=28391106]We are still not getting it right in this country! This is nothing but a misplaced priority


May be u dont reside in ABUJA, If u know the number of people that troop into FCT every morning in the name of coming to work, u wont speak the way u are speaking.

It was a tactical maneuvering

Yeye dey smell here oooo. So they are taking them abroad without Federal govt approval.? The girls that are serving as lead to an ongoing investigation. Borno state govt has not telling us the truth.

Who says GEJ is not performing.?

Most trade union organizations in Nigeria think they are indispensable. But the real indispensable sector is the security and they are not well paid. come to think of it, doctors have been out of work for months. Can anyone imagine the security Agencies going on strike for 5 days only, am sure the casualty level will be high and yet no one recognizes their efforts. Lets learn to address some of these Labour grievances in a more appropriate manner rather than plunging the public to untoward hardship.

The response I have seen here so far shows that we are all guilty of the same thing we are accusing the SSS woman of doing. we have all shown our biases and lack of objectivity in our comments. One thing is clear from the Osun election, No electorate has complained that they were harassed or prevented from exercising their franchise by the so called hooded SSS operatives. No life was lost.only the politicians are complaining. Maybe what we really need is a security agency that will quarantine all our politicians and allow we the poor masses to decide our fate. we all talk of revolution, yet we are afraid to let go of the past, to put aside the same set of people that have ruined this nation and left us where we are. Though, I look forward to seeing an election that we will all cast our votes without a single security operative on the street, but as long as we still have these crop of politicians like Lia Mohammed, we will appreciate the presence of our security officers, even the so called hooded ones.

Lai Mohammed, National Publicity Secretary, All Progressive Congress (APC) has described the just concluded gubernatorial election in Osun state as a ‘theater of war.
He noted that APC leaders who were in Osun for the election were defiant in the face of danger. “Before the election, military men arrested APC leaders in the state but they said they were not afraid of being arrested. The action of the military did not pull them down but rather it motivated them to their victory.
Pls Guys from Osun and environ, was the election actually a theater of war as described by Lai Mohammed.?
Your opinion....

I remember when a member of the hypocritical amnesty international was yapping late last year on CNN about how the Nigerian government should not engage in genocide. If the Nigerian soldiers decides to wipe all the animals in that Gwoza, this human right nonsense people will not allow us to hear word.

The truth of the matter is that our military has all it takes to end insurgency in the north if the northerners are ready to corporate with the our troops by providing valuable information to our security Agencies.

The truth is that the PDP has shown a lot of maturity in politics than the APC. APC has been complaining of militarization and rigging. Hope they wont say The election was rigged?

Good Operation made possible by a proactive intelligence procurement. Good Job guys.

I dnt know what is wrong with some Nigerians. I dnt see anything wrong in giving the parents a token possible to take care of there transportation, feeding and other logistics. I know that if the president had not given them anything, some will still criticize him.

From d picture of the crash scene, the guy may have been on a high speed or under the influence of alcohol. so unfortunate. RIP.... but his father should also cut down on his Hate for Jonathan because no one knows tomorrow.

etebefia: i want to tell you people the truth, boko haram is an IDEOLOGY, even if you kill shekau and his army today today, many shekau will come out today today, the mistake we make is categorizing all the bomb blast under one umbrella (boko haram), but the truth is that these people bombing these places may not have any contact with shekau, but once you believe in what shekau is doing and you can arrange bomb for yourself then you are good to go.

Good analysis. Now the question is if the reward for a male suicide bomber is 77 virgins in paradise, what is the reward for a female suicide bomber?

This Bunkum called El Rufai will never learn. He should keep preaching hate Jona while Jona will keep winning him and cohort in Election.

El rufai needs to listen to his brother Shekau

There could be love without Money but No romance without Finance.

What brand of car do u drive?

berem: they were so quick to conclude it was not as a result of enemy action. Who's fooling who?
Waiting for Shekau to claim responsiblity for the crash with video evidence.
Nigerian Army deceiving gullible Nigerians since 1908.

If Shekau takes responsibility u will believe him then.

FOLYKAZE: Pls if you cannot do without insulting me, it will be better I ignore you.

I didnt say they did anything wrong and stop forcing words to my mouth.

The fact is, she was arrested. I am not against her arrest as nobody is above the law, what I am against is cheap lies. We know that is what the defence headquarter is good for.

Arrested for how many minutes and yet she was able to board.

anago9010: may amadioha disembowel the useless DSS spokesperson, gej turning our security agencies to certified liars. same way our military rescued the chibok girls in their dreams, while imaginary agberos in military fatigues burn down the brt buses at onipanu. awon ashiere radarada.

You are a Monkey. Is there anything wrong with subjecting Oby Ezekwesiri to a 5 mins security like every other citizen. Anyway I dnt blame her she has got the attention she is always looking for.

Aminu Ogwuche, the Nigerian accused of masterminding the April 14 bomb explosion in Nyanya, a suburb of Abuja, has been handed to Nigerian security officials by the International Police, INTERPOL.
Mr. Ogwuche reportedly fled Nigeria immediately after the bomb blast that killed about 75 people, and was arrested about a month later in Sudan.

The Coordinator of the National Information Centre, Mike Omeri, had while addressing journalists on May 14 stated that Nigeria was making plans to have the accused terrorist extradited back to the country to face charges.

“We wish to authoritatively confirm the interception and consequent arrest of one of the two suspects on the wanted list, Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche who fled to Sudan.

“Mr. Ogwuche had been declared wanted by authorities in Nigeria for his involvement in the bombings of Nyanya. The efforts of Interpol, Nigeria police and the Department of State Services (DSS) have led to this arrest,” Mr. Omeri said.

On Tuesday, Mr. Omeri also confirmed that Mr. Ogwuche had been handed over to Nigerian authorities.

It is a good move to eradicate Insurgence in this country.

Una don enter, Finally obago, Real clueless,

1[b]. Denmark[/b]

Denmark tops the list of the most peaceful countries on Earth since it’s really a safe place to live. Even while Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, was under occupation by the Nazis during the World War II, it still did not fight. The point is that people living in Denmark prefer to focus on economic matters, instead of involving themselves in various armed conflicts. Danish people are very friendly, open and helpful. Personally I have been to Copenhagen twice and I wish I lived in this country. I’m pretty sure that those who have been to Denmark at least once could say the same.


2. Norway

Many people do not expect Norway to appear in the list of the most peaceful countries in the world. Perhaps, this is because of Anders Behring Breivik, mass murderer, who hit the pride of the country hard. Sure, it was an extraordinary incident, but according to the Global Peace Index Norway is one of the world’s most peaceful countries and friendly and safe place to live. Norway is the country with the highest level of human development in the globe, plus, the government of Oslo always places peace at the forefront of the priorities of the country.

3. Singapore

As an active member of the international community and, overall, a small nation, Singapore can never take its right to exist and security for granted. Since achieving its independence in 1965 as a sovereign Republic, Singapore has always concentrated on being a great neighbor, through establishing social, peaceful, economic, cordial political relations with all countries.

The country has worked with the United Nations and its supporting agencies on a great variety of efforts. It also participates in various global, unilateral and multilateral organizations to promote international cooperation, including WTO (World Trade Organization). Singapore is among the most peaceful countries in the world as well as one of the world’s wealthiest countries. The homicide and violent crime rates are lower than the criminal rates.


4. Slovenia

A beautiful European country, Slovenia is also among the most peaceful countries in the world. The country got its lowest marks in funding for the United Nations peacekeeping missions, number of police and security officers, level of perceived criminality in society, number of organized internal conflicts, violent protests, and number of internal and external wars fought. I agree with the Global Peace Index and believe that Slovenia deserves its place in the list of the most peaceful countries on Earth. Moreover, with its wonderful cities like Maribor and Ljubljana teeming with unique culture, Slovenia is a fantastic travel destination.

5. Sweden

One of the most beautiful Scandinavian countries, Sweden is located in the far north of Europe. Although Sweden is one of the biggest weapon exporters in Europe, the country has a low level of robberies (only 9,000 a year) compared to the United States (about 350,000 a year)! According to the Global Peace Index, Sweden is one of the most peaceful countries in the world, in spite of the fact that it’s among the world’s top arms exporters. Besides, Sweden has not been to war and has not participated in any combats for the whole 2 centuries.


6. Iceland

Iceland was also ranked as one of the most peaceful countries in the world, staying out of the main conflicts in the world. Iceland seldom or never hits the headlines and despite the collapse of the Icelandic banks several years ago, the country is remained as an amazing place of spectacular natural beauty. Tourists from all parts of the world come to Iceland to view its huge glaciers and raging volcanoes, as well as numerous unique natural and cultural attractions in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland.


7. Belgium

According to the Global Peace Index, Belgium is one of the best and most peaceful places to live in Europe and on Earth. Situated in the heart of Europe, this small country holds a special place. Brussels, the capital of Belgium, is home to the European Union and NATO. Belgium boasts medieval cities, beautiful town halls, majestic castles, and captivating natural beauty. Homicide and imprisonment rates are low in this country, even though Belgium did experience a crisis within its government over the 2008-2011 period.

8. Czech Republic


A relatively new country, the Czech Republic gained its independence from the Soviet Bloc in 1989 due to the Velvet Revolution and its subsequent split with Slovakia. After the division of Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic has largely concentrated on building a strong capitalist economy and creating a stable climate for investment. In 2009, the Human Development Index (HDI) ranked the Czech Republic as a country of ‘Very High Human Development.’ Renowned mostly for its magnificent capital city Prague and breathtaking natural beauty, the Czech Republic draws tourists from all over the world.

9. Switzerland

According to IEP, the Swiss maintain a well-functioning government and an open political culture. Illustrating the quality of government, Switzerland received the lowest score for political instability. It’s also among the world’s most peaceful countries that have low levels of violent crime. Although Switzerland is known for its neutrality in regional, international and global political issues, it maintains strong diplomatic relations with various countries around the world.

1[b]0. Japan[/b]

One of the most enchanting countries culturally, Japan has the third largest economy in the world. Since the World War II, Japan has been really peaceful, with little internal conflict and low crime. The country settles on an internal security force in order to maintain the peace. Japan is a peaceful as well as breathtakingly beautiful country worth visiting.

igbsam: You mess with the israelites and u get your bumbum whipped. Its a curse on them.

Is it actually a curse or blessing. I think is a blessing, Israel is the most secured country and with d most surrounded by enemies.

Kingslaw:

IS A LIE

El rufai, so this your joblessness has reached this level because the information you are giving here is FALSE. I was just coming from sss office.