Please Drive Safe.

Don’t Over-speed, Don’t Overtake recklessly, Don’t Overload.

The Federal Road Safety Corps says 187 lives were lost in 289 road crashes across the country during the Yuletide. It stated that the crashes which involved 2,185 victims, occurred between December 19 and 27, 2016, adding that 998 people were rescued by the FRSC personnel while 1,000 others sustained varying degrees of injuries.

The Head, Media Relations and Strategy, FRSC, Bisi
Kazeem, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, stated that 9,619 offenders were arrested for 10,970 offences, adding that 1,426 offenders were arraigned in mobile courts.

He further explained that 1,292 offenders were convicted, five imprisoned, while 129 were discharged.

Kazeem said the Corps Marshal, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, commended the FRSC operatives for their commitment and motorists for complying with traffic rules and regulations during the nine-day nationwide patrol exercise along designated routes of the nation’s highways.

He said, “As of December 27, 2016, a total number of 289 road traffic crashes had been recorded involving 2,185 number of people with 1,000 people injured, 998 people were rescued alive and 187 people died. In the same vein, 9,619 offenders were arrested for 10,970 offences with 1,426 offenders arraigned in mobile courts, 1,292 were convicted, five imprisoned and 129 of them were
discharged.

“The FRSC Corps Marshal, Oyeyemi, noted that the
massive deployment of personnel produced positive
outcomes from the Lagos-Ibadan corridor to 9th Mile in Enugu, Onitsha head bridge and Sagamu construction areas, Ondo roundabout, Ore, Asaba among other corridors.”

Kazeem quoted Oyeyemi as urging the corps’ personnel to remain steadfast in their commitment during the New Year exercise while admonishing motorists to ensure sustained compliance with traffic rules and regulations, proper planning and management of trips through maintenance of their vehicles during the last phase of the patrol exercise.

To further achieve safe road use during the period, he said that the FRSC had scaled up its strategies for effective patrol of the highways, warning motorists and other categories of road users to desist from all road vices such as overloading, speed limit violation, non-use of seat belt, night trips, route violation (driving against traffic), and making or receiving calls while driving.

“The public is also reminded to call the FRSC toll free emergency number 122 and 070022553772 to report any road crash or any other traffic-related challenges, for prompt response,” Kazeem added.

Meanwhile, three days to go in 2016, the FRSC on
Wednesday said no fewer than 141 people had so far lost their lives in road accidents in Katsina State in the year.

The FRSC Sector Commander, Alhaji Abdu Bagadawa, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Katsina.

He explained that over 116 road accidents had been
recorded while 559 persons had sustained varying degrees of injuries in road crashes across the state. Bagadawa attributed the accidents to dangerous driving, speeding, over-loading, wrong overtaking, route violation and burst tyres.

“It is frightening to record a figure this high to road
accidents despite our enlightenment programmes. “The FRSC has, however, mapped out more strategies that will help to reduce road accidents in 2017,” he said.

He enumerated the strategies to include enforcement of Speed Limiting Device on commercial vehicles by February 2017.

Bagadawa urged road transport associations and other stakeholders in the sector to support the FRSC by sensitising their members to the importance of installing the Speed Limiting Device and the dangers of violating traffic rules.

The Sector Commander also explained that the FRSC had introduced night patrols to strengthen enforcement of traffic regulations.

He said the FRSC would intensify enlightenment
programmes in motor parks, markets, schools, mosques and churches as part of measures to reduce road accidents on highways.

Bagadawa urged motorists to always abide by traffic rules and regulations and to desist from using worn-out tyres to reduce the high rate of deaths occasioned by road accidents.


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lalasticala

Kill ur speed and not urself... rip to all dead

Hmmm

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olohun shaanu wa o

may GOD CONTINUE TO PROTECT NAIRALANDER ANY WHERE WE GO IN JESUS NAME AMEN

Rip To the dead


God's protection for we that are still living..

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During jonathan time it was not this high. Everything was reduced to the bearest minimum.
Buhari na really badluck.

This is serious . May God keep us safe. We really need to turn back to God.

Wow !!! May God guide and protect us , our family and friends in Jesus name !!!

PigMeat:
During jonathan time it was not this high. Everything was reduced to the bearest minimum.
Buhari na really badluck.

nobi lie

May Christ continue to keep us from all evil. Amen. It is not your expertise in driving that saves you from accident nor is it how you are able follow driving rules but it is God that keeps from accident; although that does not not give the room to drive recklessly because that will amount to tempting God. May God continue to keep us all from all evils. Amen

hmm
why is every one almost crazy during this period anyways?

Nawha

anyone reading this will not die of accident. Amen, like if you want to enter 2017

Olorun ma sho wa o

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These statistics are frightening.
May God protect us all.

sekxy:
nobi lie

Shey u too reason am like that?

sekxy:
nobi lie

Shey u too reason am like that?

veekid:

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olohun shaanu wa o

Amin

The enemy will not use me and my family to balance his account these year.

Jossy4luv1:
May Christ continue to keep us from all evil. Amen. It is not your expertise in driving that saves you from accident nor is it how you are able follow driving rules but it is God that keeps from accident; although that does not not give the room to drive recklessly because that will amount to tempting God. May God continue to keep us all from all evils. Amen

Amen bloda

Not suprising, our roads are not safe

three:
Who regulates the sanity and mental competence of Road Transporters?

How are passengers sure the man/woman driving them is physically and mentally competent?

FRSC you have tried but please #TryHARDER

That's the truth ,most Nigerians I have met don't even understand how a vehicle works at all let alone how to drive safely

May God almighty guide and protect us now and always. Amen

PigMeat:
During jonathan time it was not this high. Everything was reduced to the bearest minimum.
Buhari na really badluck.

politisizing every thing

oohh my God.. which kind thing be nahh ..187?

Who did the numbering and how? Because I'm even sure that not all accidents are captured.