The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC Anambra State Sector Command has
impounded more than ten tippers and articulated vehicles in Onitsha.
This is in continuation of its exercise to clamp down on heavy duty
vehicles that are not road worthy which mostly lead to road crashes in
the state.
The exercise started from Atani by Obodo Ukwu junction through Harbor
Industrial layout, Ahia Idemili and Iyiowa Odekpe.
On arrival at different locations, some of the tipper drivers ran away
leaving their vehicles behind while others who followed the FRSC
officials to their station earlier resisted the enforcement.
Speaking shortly after the exercise, the Anambra State Sector
Commander of the FRSC, Mr. Andrew Kumapayi said the command is not
backing down from clamping down on defaulters noting that the exercise
is to reduce to the barest minimum the menace caused by heavy duty
vehicle drivers on roads.
He also said that the exercise which started in Awka would be extended
to other zones of the command and warned the drivers to put their
vehicles in order before using the road or face the consequences.
One of the tipper drivers, Ekezie Okoye, whose vehicle was impounded
admitted that he is at fault by not having a head lamp and side mirror
which could cause accident at night and asked that his vehicle be
released to enable him source money to fix his vehicle.
Most of the vehicles impounded lack either or all of the following:
side mirrors, deflated tyres, no head lamps, faulty brakes and door
handles among others.
Those who joined in the exercise were the National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency NDLEA, Vehicle Inspection Officials VIO and the
Nigeria Police Force.
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