God is Good Motors tasks FG, police on improved security on roads

One of the major road transport companies in Nigeria, God is Good Motors (GIGM), has tasked the federal government and the Nigerian police on improved security on roads across the country.

The company challenged the government to rise up to its primary responsibility of protecting lives and property, especially as it pertains to the rising security threat on Nigerian roads.

As a major stakeholder operating on the roads, the company highlighted regular strategic engagement with key stakeholders in government, discreet and professional handling of cases of security threat to passengers, and maintaining excellent passenger-focused, security-conscious service delivery as key components of its own contribution to checking insecurity on Nigerian roads.

GIGM made the call to government and security agencies while addressing a recent case of abduction of some passengers of several road transport companies including its own.

The incident occurred on September 13.

Expressing its dismay at the failure of law enforcement that led to the unfortunate development, it however referenced its specific efforts, centred around prioritization of passenger safety, that led to the speedy and safe release of all the passengers.

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Its role in the successful rescue notwithstanding, the company emphasised that government must do all within its power to ensure the sustained implementation of preventive measures that will forestall the recurrence of such incidents in the first place.

Full statement below:

PRESS STATEMENT: COMMITMENT TO SAFETY OF OUR GUESTS-GIGM.com

The GIGM brand is committed to her creed of Safety, Service, and Comfort to everyone who transacts with us. As a result, our primary obligation at every point remains focused on the utmost safety of our GUESTS.

On the 13th of September 2018, a couple of vehicles, including ours, were attacked by armed kidnappers and some people taken as hostages alongside seven passengers onboard our vehicle.

Thankfully by God’s grace and the efforts of the Nigerian Police Force, we received concrete information a few hours ago from the Police stating that the abducted passengers have been safely released, today the 24th of September 2018. We identify with the victims and their families at this time.

Our priority is to always ensure the safety of our guests, and to immediately inform the respective security agencies who have the responsibility to secure lives & properties of Nigerians, while we also consistently communicated with the victims family members and shared new updates as soon as we had them. The police was also communicating directly with family members.

The OBLIGATION to the security of our guests was prioritized over the call by different media platforms, to make premature statements regarding this unfortunate situation. We had to wait for all passengers to be released before making any public statement so that the security of our esteemed guests would not be jeopardized while investigations and search were ongoing, as is expected with delicate cases such as this.

We have in the course of this incident written to the Inspector General of Police, Minister of Transport, the Vice President and Minister of Defense to guarantee security on our roads and are confident that the Federal Government and concerned agencies will be galvanized to do more to secure the lives of Nigerians, while instituting policies that will enable road transport companies in Nigeria.

We thank the Nigerian Police Force and other security agencies on the their efforts on this matter.

We reiterate our commitment to exceptional service delivery as we continue to power road transportation in Africa through technology.

Signed GIGM.com

 

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