The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has condemned the increasing auto crashes on Ogun State roads.
Its Ogun State Commander, Clement Oladele, said the high rate at which “traffic crashes are increasing in the state is not acceptable in spite of public enlightenment and the enforcement of traffic laws”.
He said the causes had to do with what “vehicle owners, drivers and pedestrians do or fail to do”.
He spoke at the 2018 stakeholders’ forum organised by the Ota Command of the corps in conjunction with Shell Nigeria Gas in Ota, Ogun State.
The theme discussed was: “Importance of Seatbelt and Tyre Safety.”
The Sector Commander said no fewer than 91 and 160 deaths had been recorded in first and second quarters of this year by the command, adding that the deaths had surpassed 210 recorded in 2017.
He said all efforts by the FRSC to caution motorists, especially when driving through the construction sites along the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway and others to stem the ugly trend yielded just little or no results.
Commander Oladele implored motorists to adhere to the 50km speed limit at construction sites and regular use of seatbelts and desist from buying used tyres to reduce crashes in the state.
Also speaking at the event, the Ota Unit Commander, Adekunle Oguntoyinbo, said Nigerians are losing prominent and intellectual people to traffic crashes daily due to disobedience to traffic rules.
The guest speaker of the day, the Agbado Unit Commander, Joshua Ibitomi, enjoined motorists to replace any tyre that had covered a maximum of 80,000 kilometres.
The Ota Divisional Commander of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Adekunle Ajibade, urged road users to imbibe the attitude of driving safely.