Federal Road Safety Commission has deployed 31,500 officers in various roads of the country to reduce the rate of traffic infractions during and after the Christmas and New Year celebrations.
In a statement by the commission on Wednesday, it noted that 800 vehicles were also deployed for the exercise.
The statement quoted FRSC Corps Marshal and Chief Executive, Osita Chidoka, at a stakeholder’s forum in Abuja as saying the exercise was to ensure that traffic laws were adhered to.
He said, “We have deployed 800 vehicles and 13,500 personnel with effect from today (December 19) for intensive patrol and rescue activities from this period up to the point of return, to calm down speed and ensure traffic control.
“The special patrol, tagged ‘Operation Zero Tolerance’, will focus on traffic control/calming, clearing of obstructions, checking speed limit and overloading violation, dangerous driving, use of phone while driving, light signal violation and other road vices.”
According to the Corps Public Education Officer, Jonas Agwu, Corps Commander, Help areas and Zebra points had been established in the 23 corridors and 65 routes identified for the exercise nationwide.
The corridors listed were Sagamu-Ore-Benin, Lokoja-Benin-Auchi, Onitsha-Ihiala-Aba, Abuja-Keffi-Akwanga-Hawan Kibo-Jos, Minna-Birnin-Kebbi-Sokoto-Gusau-Funtua-Zaria, Kabba-Umuoke-Ekiti-Ido-Ilesha Kabba T Umuoke T Ekiti T Ido T Ilesha-Warri-Patani-Portharcourt and Makurdi-Oturkpo-Obollo Afor-9th Mile highways.
He added, “Twenty critical traffic control points notorious for causing traffic gridlock will be manned by FRSC operatives, in addition to 20 Help areas and 12 zebra points along these identified corridors for prompt first aid and medical assistance to victims of road traffic crashes.”
Agwu warned motorists to comply with traffic rules and regulations, noting that there would be mobile courts at strategic locations of the identified highways and routes to prosecute offenders.
“Road traffic crashes are avoidable and only obedience to best practices of road use will guaranty the safety of all road users,” he said.
December 20, 2012 by Sodiq Oyeleke
Written by NEWSTRAWL ONLINE UPDATE
Sodiq Oyeleke is a Media, Human Resources, Project Management and Public Relations Practitioner
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