The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said it will seize any vehicle discovered transporting both humans and animals together.
Anthony Uga, FRSC Sector Commander in Ota, Ogun, on Friday emphasized the need for this warning due to the increasing trend of drivers transporting humans and animals together, disregarding the evident risks involved.
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The sector commander said that the practice resulted to road accident fatality.
He said the FRSC had met with animal dealers at Kara area on Lagos-Ibadan expressway to enlighten them on the dangers.
Mr Uga said that findings by the FRSC showed that most drivers violated the rule without the knowledge of the owners of animals they were transporting, adding that anybody caught would be penalised
“Anybody caught will be punished and his vehicle impounded,” he said.
