Abuja – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has recovered a suspected stolen vehicle from a driver.
The commission stated this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday.
Bisi Kazeem,
Assistant Corps Marshal
Corps Public Education Officer signed the statement.
According to him, the recovery of the vehicle brings to 385, the number of stolen vehicles so far recovered by the FRSC through the instrumentality of the National Vehicle Identification Scheme (NVIS) platform and other operational tactics.
“The vehicle was recovered after towing a broken down vehicle seen obstructing traffic movement on the expressway.
“The yellow Mack containerized Trailer with Registration number BEN 477 XC which was later discovered through a very thorough investigation to be a stolen vehicle, was towed on 25th September, 2022 at about 0640hrs, at Babcock University junction, Ilishan inward Benin.
“Since the introduction of the National Vehicle Identification Scheme (NVIS), the Federal Road Safety Corps has recorded a huge success in the area of intelligence gathering and sharing, recovery of stolen vehicles, as well as providing security agencies with adequate intelligence for speedy tracking of criminals.
” It is therefore very key to inform the public that in the last 10 years alone,
the Federal Road Safety Corps has through the instrumentality of the NVIS platform and other operational tactics, recovered over 385 stolen vehicles in Nigeria,” Kazeem said in the statement. (vitalnewsngr.com)