FRSC spokesman, Olusegun Ogungbemide, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja, that public support and cooperation were essential in ensuring a safe and secured motoring environment.
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Speaking during the launch of the operation Monday in Abuja, the Zonal Commanding officer, Zone RS7, Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Shehu Mohammed, said that the rate of RTCs in the zone was alarming.
It also said that a total of 5,511 offenders were arrested for committing 6,858 offences between 11 and 17 May, 2021.
Ogungbemide made the disclosure at the commemoration of the 2021 West African Road Safety Organisation Day in Lagos on Saturday.
The Sector Commander in the state, Kudirat Ibrahim, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Osogbo.
The Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Abuja that the tyre was an essential component of a vehicle that must not be taken for granted.
Anthony Oko, the State Sector Commander, disclosed this on Thursday in Benin during the commemoration of the 2019 World Accident Victims Remembrance week.
The Zone Rs 5 Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps announced on Friday that 278 deaths were recorded in Edo, Delta and Anambra between January and September this year.
The Federal Road Safety Corps on Friday said FCT recorded the highest number of road crashes in March, with 118 crashes involving 733 persons with 29 fatalities and 295 injuries.
No fewer than nine persons died while 84 others sustained various degrees of injuries in various road crashes across Ogun between December 15, 2018 and January 15.
Not less than 1,331 Nigerians died in the road crashes in the second quarter of 2018, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
The Sector Commander of the corps in the state, Yusuf Garba, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna on Wednesday.
The TRACE Corps Commander, ‘Seni Ogunyemi, made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ota, Ogun.
The Corps Marshal said: “Jigawa is one of major contributors of road crashes in the nation due to excessive overloading and speeding by commercial drivers in the state.