FRSC boss queries issuance of fancy number plate with inscription ‘EGOOBALA’

Authorities of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have called for the withdrawal of plate number with the inscription: “EGOOBALA”, querying who issued such a plate number.

Town Crier News gathered that the withdrawal order of the plate number which went viral came when someone drew the attention of the Corps Marshall, Boboye Oyeyemi the exact meaning of the word on the plate number.
EGOOBALA means BLOOD MONEY in Igbo language translation
In a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer, Abuja, Bisi Kazeem, dated 17 February, 2022, reads: 
“The attention of the Federal Road Safety Corps has been drawn to a vehicle seen with a fancy number plate with the inscription ‘Egoobala’, an Igbo word that connotes blood money.“This is to inform the public that the Corps Marshal, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi has directed the immediate withdrawal of the number plate, having known the true meaning of the word in Igbo language .                          “While assuring the public of the Corps commitment to safer roads, fuller lives, the motoring public should be assured of our commitment  to ensure due diligence in all our processes and procedures in keeping with our corporate mandate towards effective service delivery.”