THE Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed 25,000 regular and special marshals nationwide for its special patrol during the forthcoming Sallah celebrations.
The Corps Public Education Officer, Mr. Bizi Kazeem stated that 864 vehicles, 106 ambulances, 22 tow trucks and 266 motorcycles would also be deployed for the exercise.
He said the corps aims to ensure effective management of expected upsurge in human and vehicle traffic to minimise road accidents within the period. “We want to emphasise traffic control, traffic calming, making ensure that the motoring public reach their destinations without hinderances.”
Continuing he said: “We have about 200 mobile courts already set up to try erring offenders, and we are emphasising on use of phone while driving, speed limiting device as it relates to commercial vehicle operators, overloading, lane indiscipline and obstruction.
“We are looking at critical routes like Abuja-Lokoja highway, Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Benin-Asaba-Ore road and some other critical areas to ensure that we record zero crash during the Sallah period.” Kazeem said the exercise would start from June 22 and 28, and that FRSC rescue teams would operate skeletally in the evenings for security reasons, since FRSC officials were not armed.
However, he explained that the operation would last up till 10 p.m. in places like Lagos where the security of officials could be guaranteed.
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