FRSC promotes 7,472 personnel amid push to improve road safety

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has approved the promotion of 7,472 personnel, comprising 2,134 officers and 5,338 marshals, as part of efforts to strengthen professionalism, leadership and road safety operations across the country.

In a statement posted on its X page on Friday, the FRSC Public Education Officer, Osondu Ohaeri, said under the new arrangement, Heads of Departments, Corps Officers, Heads of Special Units and Commanding Officers had been directed to decorate the newly promoted personnel under their respective commands from Wednesday, August 26 to Friday, August 28, 2026.

The Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, described the promotion as both a reward and a responsibility, urging the beneficiaries to justify the confidence reposed in them.

He said, “Every new rank must translate into a higher level of professionalism, accountability, leadership and service delivery.”

According to him, “The strength of FRSC is not measured only by its patrol vehicles, technology or enforcement architecture, but fundamentally by the quality, character and commitment of the men and women who stand between road users and the consequences of unsafe road behaviour,” Mohammed said.

The Corps Marshal congratulated the newly promoted officers and marshals and urged them to “do more, lead better and serve with greater distinction,” adding that every additional stripe, pip or insignia comes with increased expectations from FRSC, the Federal Government and the Nigerian people.

Mohammed also stressed the need for the newly promoted personnel to maintain discipline both on and off the road, treat members of the public with dignity and uphold the integrity of the Corps.

The promotion comes as the FRSC intensifies its operational, technological and public enlightenment efforts aimed at reducing road traffic crashes and improving compliance with traffic regulations nationwide.