The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC has demoted its officers who were associated in a fight with a tricycle rider in a video filmed in Benin, Edo state.
Well, the traffic guilty party has also been charged to court.
The FRSC officers were also demoted after a board constituted by the Corps conducted an investigation into the incident. The recommended of the board being that the 7-man patrol team associated with the incident be sanctioned with the honor of loss of position and decrease in rank.
Thus, the case against the erring driver was documented in charge number; MEV/177C/2020, on 22 July, 2020 preceding His Worship, Magistrate( Mrs )E. Ojehumen at the Evbuoriaria Magistrate Court 8, Sapele road, Benin.
Well, during the proceedings, the defendant pleaded not guilty to a 2 count charge bordering on breach of public peace and malicious harm of FRSC Patrol Vehicle.
The Counsel to the defendant in the long run applied for bail which was allowed by the Court, and the case was adjourned to 5 August, 2020 for further hearing.
The Corps Marshal has additionally coordinated the redeployment of the affected FRSC staff from their present Command in addition to the decrease in rank that was awarded by the Disciplinary Panel against the granted personnel having been investigated and found liable of patrol misconduct, incivility, unprofessional and unethical behaviour towards a road traffic offender; acts that contradict the patrol operational ethics of the Corps.
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