The Federal Road Service Corps (FRSC) officials have been directed to commence full enforcement on unregistered motorcycles across the country to curb rising rate of insecurity nationwide.
Dauda Ali Biu, the Ag. Corps Marshal, FRSC who expressed worry over the high number of unregistered motorcycles and other two wheel vehicles, said that it was necessary for all motorbikes to be duly captured in the National Vehicle Identification Scheme (NVIS) database.
Biu has immediately directed all the 37 Sector Commanders to commence full force enforcement on any motorcycle seen without appropriate registration with immediate effect, a statement by Mr. Bisi Kazeem, the Assistant Corps Marshal, Corps Public Education Officer, FRSC stated.
The statement hinted that the directive came following the imminent need to comply with Federal Government’s order on clamping down on the hordes of unregistered motorcycles on Nigerian roads.
Laying emphasis on the security implications of not capturing all motorcycles in the national database, Biu also implored the sector commanders to immediately liaise with the Boards of Internal Revenue in their respective states, set up a taskforce in conjunction with the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies where necessary, including Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) and other stakeholders for effective enforcement.
The directive also conveyed that the unregistered motorcycles are to be impounded, while the owners are mandated to commence and complete full registration of the motorcycles before they are released.
He said that the operatives may not issue notice of offence ticket to the violating operators, but insisted that all motorbikes impounded must be fully documented.
