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The Federal Road Safety Commission(FRSC) said it would work with relevant security agencies to ensure quick verification of licenses.
FRSC said the measure was to apprehend erring drivers or vehicle owners in the country.
This was disclosed by Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal of the commission, while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Friday at the end of the quarterly session with commanding officers of the agency.
According to Oyeyemi, FRSC cannot do it alone, and so, inter-agency cooperation is required to apprehend road traffic offenders and reduce crashes.
"We can't do this alone, we need the support of all the other security agencies, especially the police.
"The Nigeria Customs Service has been working with us, so also the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
"We will work with all the relevant security agencies in the country. Anybody can verify the drivers license and vehicle registration.
" We are going to do the same thing with number plates.
The corps marshal further said the commission also needed the services of the Judiciary to prosecute offenders.
He said that prosecution of offenders; prompt response to accident victims; removal of obstructions; use of cell phone while driving and seat belt violation topped the list of the commission's priority, this year.
The 2015 second quarterly session was attended by commanding officers of all FRSC commands and schools across the country.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the commission, had, after consultation with stakeholders in the road sector, fixed 100km/h as the maximum speed for private vehicles and 80km/h for commercial vehicles.
NAN also recalls that the commission had fixed June 1 for the commencement of enforcement of installation of Speed limiting Device (SLD) on every commercial vehicle in the country.(NAN)
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