Family members of an accident victim, Mufutau Salami who lost his life in an accident in Kaduna have received the sum of N419, 290 from the Sabon Tasha Unit, of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Kaduna Sector Command on Thursday.
The Unit Commander, Muhammadu Ogoshi who presented the money to the deceased family in the Mararaban Rido area of Chikun Local Government Area of the state urged motorists to avoid dangerous driving.
Ogoshi stated that the commission do not tamper with properties of accident victims adding that culture informed the decision to return the money.
He said Salami died in an accident along new Kaduna road after loading some cartons of beer from the Air Force Mammy Market to a beer depot in Sabon Tasha.
The Command also noted that the deceased died in the presence of FRSC operatives, who got to the scene, but could not rescue him, though his corpse was removed and deposited at the Saint Gerald Catholic Hospital, Kakuri in the state capital.
Agoshi affirmed, “My men recovered N419, 290 and other property from the vehicle and have handed it over to the relatives of the deceased.
“The deceased wife, Mrs Binta Omwumi Salami, received the money and properties on behalf of her family.
“It is the culture of FRSC,we don’t play with accident properties and money. We are very conscious of that. We don’t receive bribe too”
While receiving the money, wife of the deceased, Mrs Binta Salami applauded the patriotism and honesty showed by officials of FRSC in handling properties of accident victims.
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