In the aftermath of the 2017 Easter Special Patrol by the Federal
Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has commended
road users for their compliance with the traffic rules and regulations during
the festive period, saying a decrease of 35 percent in number killed was
recorded. Oyeyemi stated this in his review of the special operation which
indicated that over 200 percent increase was recorded in the number of people
rescued alive this year as compared to the same period last year.
In a press statement released by the Head, Media Relations and
Strategy, FRSC, Bisi Kazeem, the special operation which commenced on 13th
through 18 April 2017 saw massive deployment of FRSC personnel and logistics to
the identified corridors. In the course of the operations, the rate of rescued
alive increased to 229 percent as compared to 2016 even as the number involved
increased by 55 percent In the
same vein, 8,896 offences were committed by 7,589 offenders who were arrested
for various infractions.
Mobile Court sittings were also held across the country during which
398 persons were arraigned while 382 of them were convicted and 16 discharged
and acquitted..
Kazeem said the Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, has noted
that the Corps’ performance this year in terms of rescue operations improved
significantly as compared to previous years. Kazeem equally stated that this
year’s Easter Patrol operations opened the Corps to more preventive measures
with the support and collaboration of the motorists and relevant stakeholders
including the security agencies.
The statement further stated that the Corps Marshal commends all
the participants for the job well done and assured that the aggressive
operations would be sustained by the Corps beyond the celebration to keep the
nation’s road safer for all users.
He particularly enjoined commercial motorists to ensure that they
install the speed limiting device in their vehicles as the campaign against
speed related crashes would be more aggressively pursued through enforcement of
the use of the devices enforcement of which commenced on 1st
February 2017
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