WHEN two police officers died recently in a road accident involving the convoy of a former Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, which left two other persons critically injured, it again brought to the fore the prevalent tendency of VIP convoys towards arrogant recklessness and brazen lawlessness.
And there is an ugly history of deaths that have trailed these reckless VIPs, their gun-toting entourage and convoys. In August 2019, an accident involving the convoy of a North-West governor claimed the lives of two police personnel attached to the governor. They died instantly at the scene of the accident. Less than two months later, seven persons were killed in a motor accident involving the advance team of a South-South governor on the Benin-Auchi Expressway.
Indeed, it is a bullish and uncivilised culture that seeks to harass other motorists into leaving the roads for them. But all this is not strange in Nigeria; it is a country where people get voted into office to live luxuriously on taxpayers’ money and become a nuisance to society. Every Tom, Dick and Harry with uniform, fame and/or money uses siren on the roads to intimidate other motorists.
No civilised society in the world tolerates such appalling idiocy from public servants as witnessed in Nigeria. In this regard, the FRSC, the agency with the statutory power to ensure a safe motoring environment for the public, has failed miserably in this primary duty.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: TheNationNews - 🏆 6. / 69 Read more »
Source: TheNationNews - 🏆 6. / 69 Read more »
Source: TheNationNews - 🏆 6. / 69 Read more »
Source: Daily Trust - 🏆 13. / 51 Read more »