Corps Marshall Orders Activation Of Penalty Point System To Tackle Traffic Violations
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has ordered the activation of penalty points system to strengthen compliance with traffic regulations.
The system is designed to track and penalize drivers who commit traffic offences, with the goal of reducing road traffic crashes and promoting safe driving practices.
According to a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide, the corps marshall explained that the penalty points system is a proven method of enforcing traffic laws, as it assigns points to drivers for various traffic offences.
He added that apart from promoting road safety ideals and reducing the number of road traffic crashes, the system is a proactive move towards stiffer enforcement of traffic laws to ensure safer roads in Nigeria.
“When a driver accumulates a certain number of points, he becomes liable to penalties such as warning, licence suspension or complete withdrawal of the licence.”
The Corps Marshal explained that drivers who accumulate between 10 and 14 points will receive a warning notification signifying that the driver should desist henceforth from violating traffic regulations.
“When the driver goes ahead to accumulate between 15-20 points, his or her drivers licence will be suspended, signifying a temporary withdrawal of rights to drive in Nigeria.
“However, the drivers licence finally gets withdrawn when the driver accumulates 21 points, indicating that the driver’s right to drive on Nigerian roads is totally taken away or denied.”
According to Shehu, driving without a valid driver’s license accrues 10 penalty points, and ₦10,000 fine; Speed limit violation 5 penalty points and ₦5,000 fine; driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs 5 penalty points, ₦5,000 fine; and dangerous driving, 10 penalty points and N50,000 fine.
“ln addition to the various sanctions associated to the aforementioned accrued points, it will also form part of the record to be forwarded to countries demanding for driving history or extract of Nigerian drivers applying to drive in foreign land.
“All these are determined efforts of the Corps to engender sanity and reduce fatalities on our roads.”
