Agency Reporter
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Zone RS2 Command, comprising Ogun and Lagos States, on Tuesday said it recorded 70 deaths from road traffic fatalities during its `Operation Zero Tolerance’.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Yuletide operation tagged ‘Operation Zero Tolerance’ started last December 15 till January 19.
It was part of efforts by the FRSC to reduce road fatalities through enlightenment and enforcement.
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The Zonal Commanding Officer, Samuel Obayemi, told NAN that about 70 lives were lost to road crashes.
He said this was against 42 deaths recorded within the same period in 2018.
Obayemi said the number of people who died from the various road accidents increased because most motorists were not safety conscious.
Lagos Command, he said, recorded 22 deaths from 80 road crashes. Ogun recorded 48 from 102 road crashes.
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