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1,556 driver licences unclaimed in Kano State: FRSC

He said that with the level of exposure of people in the state, it was bewildering that motorists refused to collect their processed and valid driver’s licence.

• May 28, 2023
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FRSC officials used to illustrate the story [Photo credit: TheCable]

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says no fewer than 1,556 processed and valid driver’s licences are yet to be claimed by their applicants in Kano State.

The FRSC spokesperson in Kano State, Abdullahi Labaran, disclosed this in a telephone interview in Kano on Sunday.

Mr Labaran deplored the careless attitude of motorists in the state to safety on the roads.

He said that with the level of exposure of people in the state, it was bewildering that motorists refused to collect their processed and valid driver’s licence.

He explained that some of the unclaimed licences had been at the state’s board of internal revenue office for years now.

” We will ensure that only duly tested and procedurally examined drivers ply our roads to ensure the safety of all road users,’’ he said.

On the ongoing “Operation Show Your Valid Driver’s Licence’’, the spokesperson noted that the ongoing operation and weekly mobile court sitting had been hitch-free and yielding positive fruit.

” We discovered that some driver’s licences had expired for between two to four years running, and these drivers have been evading fines and prosecution.

” We will impound the defaulting driver’s vehicle until the driver is given public enlightenment and advised to go through the driving licence issuance processes and procedures as stipulated and gets a fresh driver’s licence.’’

(NAN)

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