The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos
State Sector Command, has said that it will commence “Operation Show Your
Driver’s Licence” from November 4th, as part of efforts to enforce collection
of abandoned licences in its offices.
In a statement on
Thursday, October 31st in Lagos, DRC Olabisi Sonusi, the Acting Sector Public
Education Officer,
quoted the Sector Commander, Hyginus Omeje, as saying the exercise will last
for two weeks. Omeje said that any driver caught without a valid licence would
pay an N10, 000 fine.
“The special patrol is aimed at addressing the
high incidences of driving without a valid driver’s licence in Lagos. It will
last for two weeks as most motorists who applied for driver’s licences never
cared to collect them. Consequently, we have a total of 61, 221 uncollected
permanent driver’s licences across the state offices,’’ Omeje said.
Omeje frowned at the attitude of driving
without a valid licence, reiterating that it was the only legal document that
permitted anyone to drive on Nigerian roads.
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