As part of efforts to prevent accidents on
Nigerian roads during and after the
Christmas celebration, the Federal Road
Safety Corps has said that it has deployed
600 special marshals and over 530
officers in Edo State.
The Edo Sector Commander, Mr
Oluwasusi Familoni, who spoke in Benin,
also announced that 16 patrol vehicles
would be in operation in the state during
the festive period.
Familoni explained that the command’s
special patrol with mobile courts, which
started since December 19 in the state,
had recorded 48 arrests and 44
convictions.
While noting that the corps had provided
towing trucks to evacuate broken-down
vehicles and ease traffic, and special
reader guns to detect speed violation, the
sector commander called on motorists to
always obey traffic rules.
“We now have a towing truck that can tow
70 tons, special reader guns to detect
speed violation and some of our patrol
vehicles have speed detectors.
“We are calling on road users to know
that their main purpose for being on the
road is to ply the road safety.
“They should ensure lane discipline, avoid
dangerous overtaking and overload. They
should also know that driving under the
influence of alcohol is an offence,” he
said.
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