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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO)<\/a>, has called on citizens to report overzealous operatives of the directorate who infringed on the rights of road users.<\/p>\n

FCT VIO Spokesperson, Kalu Emetu in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja said that it was possible that a few of the personnel operated beyond VIO standards.<\/p>\n

Emetu, therefore, said it was imperative for citizens to report such officers to FCT VIO headquarters, Mabushi, rather than fight with them.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you feel your rights might have been infringed upon by our operatives, report such persons to the directorate rather than engage in physical or verbal fights,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He said that there are disciplinary measures in place for men of the service who act against the rules of the directorate.<\/p>\n

The spokesman said that officers and men of the service had been cautioned not to react when provoked, but always see themselves as servants to the public.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe teach them to be courteous and to report offenders rather than take laws into their hands,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Emetu further called on road users to cooperate with men of the service in the discharge of their statutory duties.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf a motorist play by the rules there wouldn\u2019t be reasons for confrontations,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Emetu, however, frowned at the maltreatment and embarrassment of VIOs by road users in the FCT, warning that those found doing so should be ready to face the law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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