The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has congratulated the Muslim faithful on the occasion of the 2021 Eid-el-Kabir celebration, urging motorists to take the issue of safety during the celebration seriously.
Oyeyemi made the call in his goodwill message, in which he assured members of the public that the ongoing FRSC’s special patrol across the country is intended to ensure safety, orderliness and discipline among road users before, during and after the celebration.
According to the press release issued by the Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem, Dr Oyeyemi urged Muslim faithful to learn from the discipline and trustworthiness exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim as exemplified through the sacrifices by always showing discipline and consideration for other road users.
Oyeyemi particularly reminded members of the public that as it has been the tradition of the FRSC during festive periods, adequate operational measures have been put in place across the country, including deployments of monitors from the national headquarters of the Corps, to create safer road environment for all road travelers towards safe and smooth celebration.
He added that the special patrol teams have been given strict directives not to tolerate acts of indiscipline by recalcitrant drivers, warning that appropriate sanctions would be applied against any violators of traffic rules and regulations during the special operations to serve as deterrence for others.
Kazeem added that the Corps Marshal has given directives to the teams to put special focus on certain identified offences, including wrongful overtaking, use of phone while driving, drivers licence violation, lane indiscipline while they would embark on prompt removal of rickety vehicles from the road and sanctioning of drivers with expired/ worn out tires and those that operate without spare tires, among other offences.