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The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps,
Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi has commended the FRSC work force for their level of
commitment and motorists for complying with traffic rules and regulations in
the 9 days’ nationwide patrol exercise along designated routes of the nation’s
highways.
According to Bisi Kazeem, Head, Media Relations and Strategy,
FRSC in a press release, this is coming on the heels of the Corps’
assessment of traffic situation and conduct of road users during the nationwide
exercise which commenced on 19th December 2016, along 20 designated
corridors of the highways, which has witnessed minimal level of road traffic
crashes.
Kazeem disclosed that as at 27th, December, 2016, a
total number of 289 road traffic crashes has been recorded involving 2185
number of people with 1000 people injured, 998 people rescued alive and 187
people killed. In the same vein, 9619 offenders were arrested for 10970
offences with 1426 offenders arraigned in mobile courts, 1292 convicted, 5 imprisoned
and 129 of them discharged.
FRSC Corps Marshal, Oyeyemi opined that the massive
deployment of personnel has produced positive outcomes from the Lagos-Ibadan
corridor to 9th Mile in Enugu, Onitsha head bridge and Sagamu
construction areas, Ondo round about, Ore, Asaba among other corridors.
Deriving from this development, Oyeyemi urges the
Corps’ personnel to remain steadfast in their commitment during the new year
exercise while motorists are enjoined to ensure sustained compliance with
traffic rules and regulations, proper planning and management of trips through
maintenance of their vehicles during the last phase of the patrol exercise.
To further achieve safe road use during the period,
the Corps has scaled up its strategies for effective patrolling of the highways
as motorists and other categories of road users are warned to desist from all
road vices such as overloading, speed limit violation, non-use of seat belt,
route violation (driving against traffic), making/receiving calls while driving
and night trips.
Road users are advised to ensure that their vehicles
conform with safety standard such as having functional head/tail lights,
wipers, tyres, fire extinguisher, caution sign and non-defective windscreen.
The public
is also reminded to call the FRSC toll free emergency number 122 and
070022553772 to report any road traffic crash or any other traffic-related
challenges, for prompt response.
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