…working to track down the perpetrators. The attack point to the grim situation where commercial vehicles and other road users travelling along the Kyado""Jootar axis, where criminal Tiv elements have reportedly continued to target commuters and motorists. Troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE are expected to sustain night f…

FRSC Bill restates ban on preaching and hawking in commercial vehicles, Senate clarifies The Senate has reacted to the outrage over a ban on preaching and hawking in commercial vehicles. The Senate clarified that the ongoing amendment to the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC Act, does not introduce a new ban on prea…

…controversial provision prescribing penalties for preaching, hawking and trading inside commercial vehicles is not a fresh attempt to outlaw religious activities or street evangelism, but a long-standing provision of the Federal Road Safety Commission Act that has been in force since 2007. The clarification follows wid…

…– Senate The Senate has clarified that the prohibition of preaching and hawking inside commercial vehicles is not a new provision introduced by the ongoing amendment to the Federal Road Safety Commission Establishment Act, insisting that the offences have existed in Nigerian law since 2007. The clarification followed w…

…revealed that the suspects operate by posing as regular passengers, booking commercial vehicles through e-ride hailing platforms before attacking the drivers, dispossessing them of their vehicles and other valuables. She said the suspects were arrested with two vehicles; an ash-colored Toyota Rav 4 vehicle with registr…

…Road Safety Commission Bill, saying provisions that reportedly criminalise preaching in commercial vehicles pose a threat to Nigerians’ constitutional rights. The group, in a statement issued on Saturday by its President, Dr Israel Akinadewo, expressed concern that the proposed legislation allegedly places preaching in…

…amendment to the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Act could classify preaching in commercial vehicles alongside activities such as hawking. The statement was signed by Elder Israel Akinadewo, FCA, PhD, President of the Organisation of African Instituted Churches (OAIC), Nigeria Region. In it, the association said…

…and advised residents to patronise only recognised motor parks and properly identified commercial vehicles. He also appealed to members of the public to continue providing timely and credible information to support crime prevention and enhance operational effectiveness across the state. (NAN)

…along the Sabon Birni-Shinkafi Road at Kura Mota Village, where they attacked two commercial vehicles and abducted several passengers. The attackers reportedly killed one civilian during the incident before fleeing with their captives into nearby hideouts. Military authorities said troops immediately mobilised to the a…