The Council of Training has authorised the inclusion of street security training into three topics – English, non secular and cultural research, and science training.
Deputy Corps Marshal (DCM) coaching division of the Federal Street Security Corps (FRSC), Chidiebere Benjamin who disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja throughout the FRSC administration retreat and press convention, famous that the choice was taken final month on the council assembly.
“Within the final Council of Training assembly that was held final month, the choice was taken to extend street security training into three topics, English, non secular and cultural research and science training,” he stated.
Based on Benjamin, the training division of the FRSC has commenced writing of books on security training for colleges nationwide, including that the FRSC has additionally began deploying Corp members to take college students via security training.
“In order we converse proper now, we’re writing books one and two and three of street security training for primary main faculty, senior main faculty and junior secondary faculty.
“So we consider in catching them younger. The training division, or unit of FRSC goes to varsities to show them. You’ll observe most occasions. I’m certain you surprise, what are the corp members doing with FRSC, the corp members are those who we truly deploy to the faculties to show them via security training.
“As a result of, as you understand, just like the Bible say, in the event you train a toddler the way in which it ought to go when he’s older, he won’t depart from it. Our technology, they are saying we’re wasted technology. Folks need us to exit shortly, however this new technology, we need to make certain they don’t make the errors that we’ve got made, so we need to begin early to show them the right street tradition.”
Earlier in his remarks, the Corps Public Training Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide famous that Ember Months, at all times witnessed excessive vehicular motion, site visitors congestions, gridlocks, street site visitors crashes, and the attendant lack of lives and properties.
He regretted that the scenario is additional worsened by the excesses of motorists alongside street corridors which depart horrifying nightmares within the minds of all stakeholders, motorists, travellers, authorities, FRSC, and different safety companies.
“It’s this and lots of different elements, particularly the necessity to surmount the aforementioned challenges that the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed flagged-off the 2024 Ember Months marketing campaign and directed the fast graduation of Mega Public Enlightenment and Sensitisation Marketing campaign in all states of the Federation, together with the Federal Capital Territory.
“He ordered that every one palms should be on deck to make sure free move of site visitors, discount in street crashes, improved enforcement of site visitors legal guidelines, and improved enlightenment on the right use of roads in Nigeria as a Nation to development down street site visitors fatalities by 5%.
“To attain better end result throughout the outing, the Corps Marshal and all the Administration of the Corps has had trigger to ventilate on the present state of street security administration and site visitors administration in Nigeria, with a view to evaluate present methods each on the academic and operational fronts.
“These new insurance policies focused at not solely enhancing the street transportation sector by altering drivers’ behaviour, but in addition current Nigeria as a safety-conscious nation earlier than the comity of states. These efforts are being made no matter the plain challenges which put stress on the Corps, being the Federal Authorities company liable for the security of lives and properties on our roads.”
