Yuletide: FRSC Deploys 36,000 Personnel For Special Patrol

FRSC has deployed not less than 36, 000 personnel nationwide for safety of lives.

News Rain Nigeria reports that the Federal Road Safety Corps has on Thursday announced the deployment of not less than 36, 000 of its personnel to various highways across the country to ensure safety of motorists and easier traffic flow during the yuletide season.

FRSC Deploys 36,000 Personnel For Special Patrol

FRSC according to a statement issued to the effect by its Public Education Officer, Mr. Bisi Kazeem stressed that the deployment was due to the envisioned increase in vehicular movement across the country during the period.

The statement maintained  that the deployment was sanctioned by the FRSC Corps Marshal Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, noted that the officers would ensure enforcement on established road traffic rules, COVID-19 precautionary measure for commuters, and secure free flow of traffic for the motoring public along all corridors and other roads.

Kazeem stressed further that the cCorps Marshal has also ordered strategic  24 hours observatory at commands along high volume of traffic/gridlock prone areas, establishment of 11 traffic control camps, full mobilisation of 23 help areas, full mobilisation of 46 emergency ambulance (Zebra) points, full mobilisation of Road Side (RTC) Clinics,  and 24/7 broadcast on National Traffic Radio 107.1 FM.

The FRSC Public Education Officer emphasised that the directive was targeted at achieving a near zero road traffic crash throughout the period, maintaining that the 2020 Operation Zero tolerance commenced from Monday, December 12, 2020 spanning through to Monday, Jan 15, 2021 nationwide.

He stated that the operation would cover the three broad areas of Traffic control/decongestion, Public enlightenment, and Enforcement, stressing that the enforcement is aimed at checkmating Excessive speeding, Dangerous Driving/Overtaking, Lane indiscipline/Route violation, Road Obstructions, Use of Phone while Driving, Overloading Violation, Seatbelt/Child restraint Use Violations, Passengers’ Manifest Violations, Mechanically Deficient Vehicles, Latching and Twist-Locks Violation, abuse of spy number plates on private vehicles, and massive constitution of mobile courts across the country.

Kazeem also noted that the operation, which is programmed to run in shift as follows 0600hrs – 1400hrs, 1400HRS – 2000hrs, 2000hrs – 2200hrs, and night rescue teams on standby at all operational commands is billed to cover critical corridors; Sokoto-Tambuwal-Jega-Birnin Kebbi corridor, Katsina-Kano-Wudil-Dutse-Azare-Potiskum corridor, Kaduna-Saminaka-Jos corridor, Abuja-Kaduna-Kano corridor, Okene-Ogori-Isua-Owo corridor, Makurdi-Otukpo-Obollo Afor-9th Mile corridor, Asaba-Abraka-Ughelli-Warri corridor, Ibadan-Ogere-Sagamu corridor, Sagamu-Mowe-Lagos corridor, amongst others.

Kazeem who explained that some of the reasons for year 2020’s holistic approach to safer roads, kazeem noted that the Corps has observed that a key characteristics of the period over the years is an upsurge in traffic volume, impatience by motorists who may not have adequately planned their journeys, or motorists managing mechanically deficient vehicles to and fro their travel destinations.

The foregoing is known to be the major causes of chaos and indiscipline among all classes of road users, leading to crashes, fatalities, maiming of motorists and loss of property as well as traffic congestion/gridlocks. Kazeem stressed.