About FRSC Special Marshals

FRSC Special Marshals are the volunteer arm of the Federal Road Safety Corps. This volunteer arm was created by the same FRSC statute Sec. 10 (1)… “the Corps” which consist of such number of uniform and non-uniform members as may be determined, from time to time, by the Commission.

There are four (4) levels of Special Marshals Administration

1. Unit Level
The Unit Command is the grass root level of the Commission. Special Marshals at this level are coordinated by a Special Marshals Unit Coordinator who is responsible to the Unit Commander. Like any other level, there could be more than one Special Marshals Unit in the Command with at least fifteen members in each Unit.

2. State / Sector Level
At the Sector level, the Special Marshals are coordinated by the State Coordinator who is responsible to the Sector Commander. The jurisdiction of the State Coordinator covers all the Special Marshals at the Unit and State levels.

See Also: FRSC Regular Marshals

3. Zonal Level
Some Zonal Commands have two or three states while some have four. The Special Marshals in each zone are coordinated by a Zonal Coordinator who is responsible to the Zonal Commanding Officer. There are no Zonal Special Marshals, the Commanding officer administers the Special Marshals through the respective Heads of Special Marshals in the Command.

4. National Level
This is the Management body of the Special Marshals, at the National Level, the Special Marshals are headed by the National Coordinator who is responsible to the Assistant Corps Marshal, ACM (SM). He oversees the affairs of the Special Marshals at the National Level. He liaises between the Special Marshals and the Management of the Corps.

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