Former Nigerian road safety chief Dauda Biu dies at 62
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on PunchOur method
Dauda Ali Biu, former director-general of Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps, has died at 62, prompting tributes from the road safety agency. He led the institution from July 2022 to May 2024, according to a condolence message published by the FRSC and reported by Punch.
Dauda Ali Biu, former head of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Nigeria’s road safety agency, has died at the age of 62. The FRSC announced his death and described the former official as a distinguished public servant, according to a message posted on X on Monday by its head, Shehu Mohammed.
Dauda Biu led the FRSC as its seventh substantive Corps Marshal from July 2022 to May 2024. During his tenure, he contributed to the administration of road safety, operational efficiency and the agency’s institutional development, according to the FRSC.
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