FRSC introduces body worn cameras for patrol operations

22 Oct FRSC introduces body worn cameras for patrol operations

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi, on Thursday, unveiled body cameras, operation monitoring and control platform, to improve the Corps’ field operations across the country.

At the official inauguration in Abuja, Oyeyemi said that the platform would improve transparency and accountability in the activities of the Corps nationwide.

He added that it was designed with the needs for the public uppermost in mind, as the Corps goes about the task of making FRSC more responsive in operations.

Mr Oyeyemi also said that it was evidence of a fostered innovation to tackle challenges in patrol operations and its strong commitment to surmount all obstacles in delivering on its mandate.

He said, “This platform will embrace the ethical imperatives of eliminating misconducts both on the part of the operatives and motorists.

“It will considerably reduce the incentive to infringe on traffic laws and regulations due to perceived weak enforcement and likelihood of escaping arrest.

“It will assist to improve on road safety management generally with better personnel disposition, among others,” he said.

The FRSC boss said that the Corps recorded the highest cases of assaults on its personnel in 2019, but did not record a single assault since the test-running of the platform began in some parts of the country.

He explained  that its implementation would be in phases, as the corps had targeted three years for all the patrol teams to be using the body cameras nationwide.

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha, represented by the Permanent Secretary, General Services Office, Nnamdi Mbaeri, commended the corps for the laudable achievement.

He added that the development would help in strengthening better road safety management in the country urging the corps to ensure it was extended to all parts of the country.  (NAN)