The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed senior officers to commands nationwide in a bid to stamp out rising indiscipline, extortion, abuse of authority, and unprofessional conduct among personnel.
Speaking at a Sensitization Program held at the Rivers State Command, the Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed told officers and men present that the move is a deliberate and strategic intervention geared towards halting the decline in discipline and command control that has eroded public trust in the corps.
Corp Marshal Mohammed who was represented by the Deputy Marshal Hygienus Omefe warned that recent operational reports had exposed misconduct, unethical practices, reckless enforcement, and extortion—behaviours he said were “unacceptable” and a betrayal of the corps’ core values, training, and oath.
“Such behaviours violate our regulations, betray our training, contradict our core values and ultimately endanger the credibility and reputation of the Corps,” he stated.
He stressed that every act of unprofessionalism damages the image of thousands of disciplined staff and weakens decades of built trust, making the corps’ mandate to save lives and serve the public increasingly difficult.
The corps marshal clarified that the deployment was not a witch-hunt but a corrective measure for reorientation, reinforcement, and renewal.
The senior officers, he said, would serve as mentors, leaders, and standard-bearers to engage personnel, guide them, listen to concerns, and restore effective command structures.
“Discipline is not punishment; discipline is protection. It protects our reputation, our careers, the Corps and ultimately the lives of Nigerians who depend on us daily,” Corp Marshal Mohammed emphasised.
He insisted that professionalism is mandatory, not optional, urging personnel to be firm but fair, authoritative yet humane, and to enforce laws without fear, favour, or personal gain.
Going forward, he vowed to strengthen discipline, enforced accountability, upheld ethical standards, rewards for commendable conduct, and firm sanctions for violations.
“This exercise is not about fear but responsibility; not about punishment but restoration; not about fault-finding but about building a stronger Corps,” he said.
The corps marshal called on all ranks to approach the initiative with open minds, honest engagement, and willingness to adjust, describing it as a potential turning point to recommit to excellence, restore high standards, reinforce command and control, and rebuild public confidence.
