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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it never banned trucks belonging to Dangote group from plying the roads at night.

The agency issued a statement on Tuesday after a meeting with representatives of the group announcing that an agreement which will restrict the company’s trucks from plying the roads from 7pm to 7am daily had been reached.

The FRSC said the agreement was reached in order to reduce the rate of crashes involving articulated vehicles at night.

But in a statement on Wednesday, Bisi Kazeem, the corps public education officer, said the FRSC has not banned Dangote trucks from night trips.

“Reports had it that the commission and Dangote Group had agreed that the company’s trucks will not ply roads at night,” he said.

“FRSC never announced that it will stop Dangote vehicles from plying roads in the country from 7 p.m to 7 a.m. It was advisory.

“FRSC did not say Dangote vehicles shall be impounded after 7.p.m.

“The commission never said so. We were quoted out of context that we will impound their vehicles. We usually have safety meetings with Dangote group and others

“One of such meetings was held on Tuesday where far reaching decisions were made and nothing was said that we were going to impound their vehicles.”

Kazeem said the FRSC does not have the power to impound vehicles at night, adding that there was no law which says the corps can restrict the movement of such vehicles.

He said what the corps could do is to only highlight dangers of night journey.