The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has mobilised all its field and sector commands for the nationwide 2018 Easter Special Patrol operations.

The exercise, according to the Corps Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem, is scheduled to run from March 28 to April 3 with focus on 39 corridors across the country.

Kazeem told newsmen in Abuja on Monday that the special operation was aimed at a drastic reduction in road traffic accidents and attendant deaths, among other objectives.

The public holiday expected to be declared by the Federal Government will definitely cause an increase in vehicular movement across the nation’s highways.

As such it is expedient that the corps prepare ahead of time to curtail the situation in order to ensure smooth travel experience by motorists.

The associated risk involved in the upsurge of traffic are the occurrences road traffic crashes, road obstruction among others, which the Corps must strategies to mitigate and we are doing that already.

This falls in line with the 2018 Corporate Strategic goal of improved enforcement and rescue services to reduce road traffic crashes by 15 percent and fatalities by 30 percent.’’

Kazeem outlined other objectives of the exercise to include effective traffic management to ensure free traffic flow, high visibility of FRSC personnel on the highways and robust public enlightenment.

Others are strict enforcement of traffic laws and regulations, prompt response to road traffic crashes, adequate supervision, surveillance and monitoring of commands’ activities.

The identified critical corridors, according to him, include Sokoto-Tambuwal-Jega-Birnin Kebbi, Maiduguri-Biu-Numan-Jalingo-Wukani, Abuja-Lokoja-Okene, Enugu-Abakaliki-Ogoja-Mfum, Ibadan-Ife-Akure-Owo-Ifon-Benin and Benin-Warri-Patani-Sagbama-Ahoada-Port Harcourt highways, among others.

The FRSC spokesman said over 22 traffic gridlock areas had been identified nationwide and adequate personnel deployed to ensure a free flow of traffic.

He listed the areas to include Asaba by Bridge Head, Upper Iweka Road in Onitsha, Ore by construction area, Gwagwalada by the bridge in the FCT, Katsina-Ala by the bridge in Katsina, among others.

According to him, the Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has instructed all field commands to deploy personnel alongside special marshals and other relevant stakeholders on all the designated corridors and areas.


Source:
https://www.autoreportng.com/2018/03/easter-frsc-mobilises-special-patrol.html

Happy Easter, drive safely

FRSC and bribes.
They just want to extort motorists down in the South.

How many times have they flagged off special patrol operations during Sallah in the North?

Drivers there don't even use seatbelts.
They don't even drive with licences or have spare tyres.
Yet no one disturbs them.

Try and drive with a faulty trafficator in the East and see how those wicked people will punish you like you were the one who bombed the World Trade Center.

LASTMA chop elbow. GBO! FRSC chop elbow, GBO!

it's just easter there ar other beta tinz to do

FRSC not really adding much value to ensuring safe driving on Nigerian roads especially as regards commercial vehicles and their drivers

Special vehicles? Special roger!!

ok

Hustling continues

Olalan:
FRSC not really adding much value to ensuring safe driving on Nigerian roads especially as regards commercial vehicles and their drivers

you mean they are proud to obey traffic rules because everyone know what frsc means. You want them to spoon feed you and your brothers. Don't obey traffic rules o, they are ever ready to pack severed body parts off hot tars.

good one

THESE BUNCH OF ID.IOTS WHO DON'T KNOW THEIR JOB FUNCTIONS. ROAD SAFETY CORPS THAT DO NOT KNOW THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THEIR JOB IS ENSURING THAT THERE ARE NO SINGLE POT HOLES ON OUR ROAD.

HOW CAN ANYBODY BE SAFE ON THE ROAD WITH HUGE HOLES LOOKING LIKE WELLS TO FETCH WATER FORM. THE ONLY THING THE AIRHEADS ARE INTERESTED IN IS CHECKING FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHER, TIRES AND OTHER RUBBISH BECAUSE THEY WANT TO COLLECT BRIBE.

Safer Roads, Fuller Life.

Hate them or love them, they are still very relevant in this country, as you've had bad experience with them, someone else have had good experience with them and vice versa. There will always be bad eggs in any organization you go .Thumbs up to them, they are trying.

Sagay212:
THESE BUNCH OF ID.IOTS WHO DON'T KNOW THEIR JOB FUNCTIONS. ROAD SAFETY CORPS THAT DO NOT KNOW THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THEIR JOB IS ENSURING THAT THERE ARE NO SINGLE POT HOLES ON OUR ROAD.

HOW CAN ANYBODY BE SAFE ON THE ROAD WITH HUGE HOLES LOOKING LIKE WELLS TO FETCH WATER FORM. THE ONLY THING THE AIRHEADS ARE INTERESTED IN IS CHECKING FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHER, TIRES AND OTHER RUBBISH BECAUSE THEY WANT TO COLLECT BRIBE.

You started like an intelligent young man but later exposed your ignorance. Is it the work of FRSC to repair bad roads? What then is the job functions of FERMA and Federal/State ministry of works?

NwaAmaikpe:



FRSC and bribes.
They just want to extort motorists down in the South.

How many times have they flagged off special patrol operations during Sallah in the North?

Drivers there don't even use seatbelts.
They don't even drive with licences or have spare tyres.
Yet no one disturbs them.

Try and drive with a faulty trafficator in the East and see how those wicked people will punish you like you were the one who bombed the World Trade Center.

Always read before commenting. When did Gwagwalada and Katsina Ala become cities in the south?

Olalan:
FRSC not really adding much value to ensuring safe driving on Nigerian roads especially as regards commercial vehicles and their drivers

How can u add much value with low budgetary allocation. FRSC has the least budgetary allocation among all the paramilitary agencies.
Or would you rather prefer that FRSC be scrapped and we returned back to pre 1988 when out of genuine love for peoples lives IBB established the FRSC. People were dieing like chicken and IBB had to declare a state of emergency on Nigerian roads. I pray by then macopolo drivers will not plung your entire family into river Niger.

chinjo:


You started like an intelligent young man but later exposed your ignorance. Is it the work of FRSC to repair bad roads? What then is the job functions of FERMA and Federal/State ministry of works?

You are the daft and ignorant dumbo. You shouldn't have quoted me if your brain was filled with air. Do you know what road safety means? If the roads are not safe because FERMA did not fix it, then there is no need for FRSC. it is the duty of FRSC to ensure by every means possible thaf FERMA or whoever needs to fix pot holes do their job. What is the essence of FRSC when roads are bad. How do you even explain to any body why you are a road safety Corp with messed up roads.