The Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria(ISPON)has alerted Nigerians on cases of accidents, injuries, illnesses and deaths due to increased unsafe acts and unsafe conditions, saying they could be reasonably reduced through attitudinal change.

Speaking recently, the Institute’s National President, Timothy Iwuagwu, admonished transport operators and commuters on the need to observe and obey road safety and other rules, saying: “only a safe trip is a successful trip in the final analysis.”

He condemned false claims of professional membership of ISPON by quacks who engage in offering ISPON training courses, while defrauding unsuspecting victims as well as issuance of fake certificates bearing the name of ISPON.

Iwuagwu warned those indulging in the offensive practices by citing Section 14 (1); (2)(a) and (b); (3)(a) and (b) of Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria Act, 2014 (Act No. 2) Published Extraordinary in the Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 62, VOL. 101.”

According to the ISPON President, most of those violating the ISPON Act 2014 are former members, some of who, for fraud and impersonation, are facing 10 Counts of Criminal Charges by Federal Republic of Nigeria; and who willfully refused to subject themselves to the rule of law after unsuccessfully challenging their expulsion at the Law Court. But continued to disobey the various court orders and judgments.

“We, hereby, ask Nigerians, our accredited consultants and affiliates across the globe to get the right information through the government assigned official website of the Institute: www.ispon.gov.ng or direct contact to ISPON National Headquarters, Dominic Aigbogun House, 46 Isolo Road, Ikotun, Lagos, Nigeria.

Iwuagwu said Nigerians are safety conscious people but emphasised that individual and corporate citizens needed a little additional push, an aspect of monitoring and enforcement to enhance, keep in check and beef up the existent but dwindling safety culture.