Eid-el-Fitr patrol: FRSC to give 51 critical corridors special coverage, wishes all safe travels

Eid-el-Fitr patrol: FRSC to give 51 critical corridors special coverage, wishes all safe travels 

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Biu, has directed the over 28,000 Corps’ Operatives (Regular and Special Marshals) to effectively cover 51 Corridors during the Eid-El Kabir special patrol from April 08 to 13, 2024.

It said in a statement that the directive was due to the anticipated increase in vehicular movement and the need to make the highways safe by eliminating all variables that could propel road traffic crashes, fatalities and injuries on the nation’s highways.

The statement issued by spokesman for FRSC, Jonas Agwu, gave the corridors to be covered by the operatives as Akwanga-Lafiya-Makurdi, Jos-Bauchi-Gombe, 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, Bauchi-Alkaleri-Kaltungo, Kaduna-Kachia-Kwoi-Manchok, Keffi-Nasarawa-Toto-Abaji-Lokoja, Lekki-Epe-Ijebu Ode, amongst others.

“Dauda Biu appreciated the motoring public for their cooperation in making the roads safe during the 2024 Easter outing.

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“To achieve a better result during the Sallah celebrations, he directed operatives of the Corps to deploy all professional expertise towards ensuring that there is free flow of traffic, prompt clearing of obstructions and effective enforcement of traffic laws,” it stated.

Meanwhile, the Corps Marshal “congratulated the Muslim ummah and wished them a blissful, peaceful and safe driving experience as they transit across the nation to celebrate with loved ones.

“He called on the motoring public to adhere to the lessons of Ramadan and the teachings of the Prophet by imbibing patience, avoiding recklessness, ensuring that they drive within specified legal speed limit on all roads, as well as desist from overloading of vehicles and use of trailers to convey passengers.”

According to him, the Corps was able to trend down road traffic crashes, fatalities as well as people injured during the Easter special patrol. As such, the Corps is optimistic that her target of reducing road traffic deaths by 5% and above in 2024 will be achieved. He therefore called on the motoring public to extend the gesture received during the last outing to its operatives at this critical time when there is already an upsurge in vehicular movement.

Biu said to keep the momentum high towards the realisation of expected outcome, he directed that the Corps should focus on effective traffic control, wrongful overtaking, use of phone while driving, drivers licence violation, lane discipline, removal of rickety vehicles on the road, among others.

“Critical operational equipments have also been deployed to help personnel in the operational front,” the statement added.