BENUE State Governor Samuel Ortom, has asked the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) to enforce the ban on the use of trucks and other vehicles meant for goods in conveying human beings in the state.

Governor Ortom made the appeal at the Federal Medical Centre, Apir when he visited victims of an automobile accident involving members of NKST Church Achusa, in Makurdi, who were being conveyed in a truck to Anber in Katsina-Ala for a function of the church.

The governor, who also undertook to pay the medical bills of those affected and bedridden in the hospital, said the enforcement of the ban had become necessary as a result of frequent cases of accidents involving trucks or similar vehicles conveying passengers in the state over the years.

He directed that anyone who violates the ban should be arrested and prosecuted.

The governor expressed sympathy with victims of the accident, assuring them that God, who is the greatest healer would grant them speedy recovery from the various degrees of injuries they sustained.

“It is disheartening when you wake up to find your loved ones involved in avoidable accidents like this one. As a government, we will not fold our arms and watch our people suffer this terrible situation. Anyone caught transporting people using vehicles meant only for goods will be apprehended and prosecuted,” he stated.