FRSC rewards officer who rejected bribes 104 times in one month

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has honoured Assistant Route Commander Babatunde Owoeye of the Osun State Sector for his exceptional integrity after he rejected bribes from traffic offenders 104 times in July 2025 alone.

Records show that Owoeye had earlier turned down bribes 18 times in May and 38 times in June, reflecting his consistent commitment to upholding ethical standards on duty.

Speaking during the award presentation at the Osun State Command on Wednesday, the Sector Commander, Leye Adegboyega, commended Owoeye for distinguishing himself as an exemplary officer. He noted that the FRSC has a long-standing zero-tolerance policy towards corruption and extortion of motorists, a principle continually championed by the Corps Marshal, Sheu Mohammed.

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He said: “the FRSC management award commendation and a cash gift of N250,000.00 to Assistant Route Commander Babatunde J Owoeye, a staff of the Osun State Sector Command of the Corps.

“The young Officer distinguished himself by staying above inducement from traffic offenders who offered bribes for him to overlook their offences. Consequently, he singlehandedly recorded 104 “Attempt To Corrupt Marshal On Duty” (ACS) contraventions in July 2025, the first of its kind in the history of the Command.

“The Officer’s record in July is a climax from his previous performances in May and June 2025, when he recorded 18 and 38 ACS contraventions, respectively, which prompted the Osun State Sector Command to notify the FRSC National Headquarters, Abuja, of this extraordinary feat, which in turn attracted the Corps Marshal’s extraordinary acknowledgement and reward.”

He noted that the recognition of Owolabi is sacrosanct to the image of FRSC, hence he was presented Management Commendation Letter and a cash gift to the officer.

Adegboyega on behalf of the Zonal Commanding Officer RS11 comprising Osun, Ondo and Oyo States, Assistant Corps Marshal Ibrahim Abubakar, encouraged the corps to remain committed to positive image building and continue being a shining example for others to emulate.

He charged motorists to be law-abiding and desist from offering bribes to the FRSC personnel to overlook traffic violations.

The Sector Commander added that the commission will soon commence the prosecution of all traffic offenders caught offering bribes to FRSC personnel and add N10,000 penalty to their initial violation.