FRSC warns against scooping of fuel from crashed trucks

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned Nigerians to stop scooping fuel from crashed trucks loaded with petrol products.

The FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, gave the warning while addressing newsmen on Monday in Abuja on its recently concluded Operation Zero Tolerance.

He expressed alarm over the rising number of collisions and fatalities, especially the rate of deaths during the removal of petroleum products from crashed tankers.

The FRSC boss, however, maintained that the Corps was committed to achieving its mandate through compliance with the presidential directives, noting that the Corps would collaborate with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to sensitise the public to the dangers of scooping fuel from crashed tankers.

Mohammed stressed that the Corps would meet with stakeholders, particularly petroleum tanker unions, to proffer lasting solutions to the incessant crashes involving tanker drivers.