According to Bisi Kazeem, the Head of Media Relations and Strategy of the FRSC, Kaura said the Committee is disturbed by reports of patrol men being hit by reckless drivers while performing their legitimate duties on the highways, warning that such dastardly acts by the drivers are unacceptable to members of the National Assembly
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In a press statement signed by Bisi Kazeem, the Head Media Relations and Strategy of the FRSC, Oyeyemi said this in reaction to the multiple crashes that occurred on the outward bound lane of the of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the wee hours of Wednesday
The Sector Commander of the commission in the state, James Mbatse, disclosed this at a Road Safety Sensitization Campaign for commercial drivers and road users in Birnin Kebbi
He said that the Benin-Asaba-Onitsha-Awka corridor was one of the critical corridors of the nation’s highways with a total stretch of about 173km
According to Bisi Kazeem, the FRSC’s Head, Media Relations and Strategy, the Corps Marshal, who was on physical inspection of the portion, was visibly disturbed by the hardship being experienced by commuters due to the temporary closure of the section of the road
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A witness told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the incident happened at about 4.08am at Ikorodu Roundabout
The Sector’s Head of Operations, Salisus Galadunci, said the accident occurred around 11pm on Tuesday
Also confirming the accident, the Public Relations Officer of the State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, stated that the driver of the over-speeding Nissan Serena space bus was discovered to have been drunk as at the time of the accident
Sources said the accident occurred at about 4pm at Ogunmakin area of the expressway
The Deputy Corps Marshal in charge of Operations, Adai Abu, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Jos, the Plateau State capital
According to Bisi Kazeem, the Head of Media Relations and Strategy of the FRSC, Oyeyemi stated these in his Sallah message in which he felicitated with the Muslim Ummah on this year’s Eid-Kabir celebration, enjoining them to be safety conscious throughout the period of the festivity
Oyeyemi said this at a briefing on the activities of the FRSC, with particular focus on the Sallah Special Patrol and commencement of the enforcement of Speed Limiting Device
According to Bisi Kazeem, the Head Media Relations and Strategy of the Corps, the Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, stated in his address at a Strategic Session with Sector Commanders at the FRSC Headquarters that the goals of the Corps to meet its mandate of reducing road traffic crashes is embedded in three strategies adopted by the Corps in 2016, to improve fleet regulation and Sustain stakeholders’ consultation, to collaborate with States on improved road safety administration, and to improve enforcement and public education
Governor Yahaya Bello presented the vehicles to the security agencies on Saturday in Lokoja at an event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the creation of the state
Jokthan Suleiman, a director of Richfield Technologies Limited, said this in Ilorin, Kwara State on Friday
According to Kazeem, the Corps Marshal has stressed that vulcanizers are culpable for the ways and manners they improperly handle tyres during repairs
Agwu made the pledge on Wednesday, while paying a courtesy visit to the Port Harcourt, Rivers State Zonal Office of the EFCC
The report says that the crashes, which involved 31,701 people, occurred in different parts of the country
A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria visited the scene just as the corpses of the deceased and those injured were being evacuated