20,000 ARRESTS IN FIRST 7 MONTHS, FRSC LAGOS BOSS OGUNGBEMIDE RAISES ALARM OF NONCHALANCE AMONG LAGOS MOTORISTS •Bags MSN Hall of Fame Award
By Oki Samson, Trek Africa Newspaper
L-R: Sector Commander, FRSC Lagos Command, Corps Commander Olusegun Ogungbemide Receiving his MSN Hall of Fame Award from the Convener, Miss Security Nigeria, Mr. Oki Samson
A note of displeasure about the attitude of Lagosians in traffic has been sounded by the Lagos Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Olusegun Ogungbemide. He sounded this note at the Miss Security Nigeria 2021 Grand Finale which held last weekend in Lagos.
The Corps Commander stated: ‘In Nigeria, we have taken the issue of traffic incidents as an insignificant aspect of our lives. When you arrest someone, they will say ‘is it not just an ordinary traffic offence’. In the last 7 months, I have recorded more than 20,000 arrests in Lagos state alone.’
Sector Commander, FRSC Lagos Command, Corps Commander Olusegun Ogungbemide displaying his prestigious MSN Hall of Fame Award in his office.
Inspite of this nonchalance, Olusegun Ogungbemide reacted ‘Every crime that you can mention starts and ends on the highway. Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has intercepted many drug dealers on the highway. What about child trafficking, kidnapping, they all happen on the highway.’
The Ember months are here and the FRSC Lagos Sector Commander pointed out that Lagosians have to be very careful. ‘As we enter the end of the year activities, I want to implore us that it is always good to pray but we must know that we have a role to play as individuals. We implore you that the road is patient for those who are willing to tread with patience. You can say that the roads are bad but I can tell you that the most accidents happen on good roads. Sagamu to Ibadan has had more crashes than Sagamu to Lagos where people spend hours due to ongoing construction. The fatality rate is high because of high speed.’
Sector Commander, FRSC Lagos Command, Corps Commander Olusegun Ogungbemide delivering his speech at the Miss Security Nigeria 2021.
‘Decisions on the highway are not taking in minutes but in seconds. We must have strong attention and not be distracted. Please if you have to pick a call, look for a place to pack. Your life is more important than the call. We take the issue of advocacy and sensitizing members of the public as very serious’, Ogungbemide concluded.
Meanwhile, the Sector Commander, Corps Commander Olusegun Ogungbemide was honored and inducted with the MSN Hall of Fame Award on road safety management at the security advocacy event, Miss Security Nigeria Beauty Pageant.
The grand finale which featured other activities such as red carpet exhibition, fireside chat, meet and greet occasions, awards ceremony had in attendance the Commissioner of Police CP Hakeem Odumosu represented by ACP Ola Agboola; DC Lagos SCID Panti, DCP Adegoke Fayoade; Officer in charge of Lagos State Traffic (MOTOPOL), CSP Titilayo Oriyomi; the Head of Lagos Neighborhood Safety Agency (LNSA), Ifalade Oyekan represented by Prof. Ismail; DCP of Kirikiri Female Prisons, DCP Lizzie Ekpendu; Secretary to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, SP Matilda Ngbaronye; Officer In-Charge of Legal Department, Lagos Police Command, SP Cardoso Yetunde Omotosho, among other officers from various security agencies.
Several other dignitaries present at the epochal event include the Executive Secretary/CEO of Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), Abdurrazaq Balogun represented by Ada Nwankwo; the Oputa Obie HRH Igwe Ama Kelvin; Chairman of Coker-Aguda LCDA, Hon. Rasaq Ibrahim Lekan; Vice Chairman of Ikorodu LGA, Princess Folashade Olabanji-Oba; Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL), Barrister Monday Ubani; the founder of Juwarat Enehezeyi Abdulsalam Foundation (JEAF), Hajia Juwarat Abdulsalam; MD/CEO of Badinson Security, Matthew Ibadin; MD of Princeclass Couture, Prince Ifeanyi; CEO of Lilies Trendy, Mrs. Margaret Adewunmi; Vice President of Evolving Women in Politics (EWIP), Hon. Seye Olofin; Amb. Tosin Sanusi; August Eye Security among others.
L-R: DCP Adegoke Fayoade; Corps Commander Olusegun Ogungbemide and ACP Ola Agboola at Miss Security Nigeria 2021
