The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kano Sector Command, has accused human rights lawyer, Barrister Abba Hikima Fagge, of making statements capable of inciting the public following a Federal High Court judgment restraining the agency from operating on roads under the control of the Kano State Government and local government councils.
Speaking to DAILY POST, the FRSC Public Relations Officer in Kano, A.A. Labaran, said many of the interpretations being circulated by the lawyer after the judgment were inaccurate and required clarification, particularly regarding the distinction between federal roads and those owned by the state government.
Labaran expressed concern that the lawyer’s comments could create confusion and public disorder by encouraging residents to confront FRSC personnel.
“That could lead to a crisis because many people do not even understand which roads belong to the Federal Government and which belong to the state. This issue must be properly explained to the public,” he said.
Responding to questions about the roads under the agency’s jurisdiction, Labaran maintained that the majority of major roads in Kano State are federal roads.
“About 90 per cent of the roads in Kano State are federal roads. Airport Road, the Kano–Kaduna Road, Kano–Kazaure Road, Kano–Gumel Road, Ibrahim Taiwo Road, BUK Road, the Sharada Industrial Road to Madobi, as well as the Western and Eastern Bypass, are all federal roads. Those are the roads where we normally carry out our operations,” he said.
However, in a Facebook post published on Friday, Barrister Abba Hikima insisted that the court
