The Itori, Ogun State, Unit Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Yahaya Aliyu, has warned motorists against offering bribes to the corps marshals on patrol.

He said it was unpardonable for any driver to offer a bribe to Corps officers and for officers to receive it.

Addressing newsmen in his office on Monday, Aliyu said the Corps was known for its integrity and had zero tolerance for corruption, thus any driver caught corrupting Corps officers would be prosecuted.

He appealed to motorists to put their vehicles in good order with valid documents before embarking on any journey, “instead of bribing officers with the money they ought to have used for maintaining their vehicles.”

Aliyu urged regular marshals to live within their income, work with the expectation of the Corps and rededicate themselves to save the lives of citizens.

He said: “The constitutional mandate of the FRSC is to save lives, so they should rally the FRSC’s management to realise the mandate.”

He appealed to them to avoid Corrupt Practices, saying anyone caught with any act that could tarnish the image of the Corps would be prosecuted.

His Counterpart at Mowe Unit Command, Ganiyu Kehinde Hamzat, appealed to the media to support the Corps in fighting corrupt practices among marshals on the road.

“The media should help provide information on any marshal caught receiving a bribe on the road, especially with pictorial evidence,” Hamzat said, adding that all officers have name tags on their uniforms.