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  • One dies in Bayelsa auto crash

    One dies in Bayelsa auto crash

    The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC ) in Bayelsa, Mr Ikechukwu Igwe, said on Tuesday that a middle-aged woman had died and more than five persons were injured in an accident in Yenagoa.

    Igwe confirmed this in an interview in Yenago

    The incident involved a tipper lorry and a Toyota bus which collided at the Swali Market.

    Igwe said the accident was caused by reckless driving, saying the corpse of the deceased had been deposited at the mortuary of a hospital in the state.

    “Those who sustained injuries, including the affected drivers of the tipper and bus, are receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital in the state capital.

    “The incident was unfortunate; the FRSC is warning roadside traders in the state to stay off the road; stop spilling trading activities to the road because our personnel will not take it lightly with anyone caught selling  wares on the roads.

    “We are going to mobilise our special marshals to monitor the Swali axis, especially the market area in order to curb roadside trading in the area.

    “The FRSC officers will work with the Bayelsa Government to ensure that all the roads blocked by traders in the state are reclaimed,” he said.

    NAN

  • FRSC warns of Abuja traffic buildup ahead of PDP convention

    FRSC warns of Abuja traffic buildup ahead of PDP convention

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned of an impending traffic buildup in Abuja occasioned by Saturday’s national convention of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

    The Corps Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday.

    Kazeem said an increase in vehicular and human traffic was expected in roads around the Eagle Square, venue of the convention.

    He stressed the need for motorists and other road users to be cautious, patient and cooperative with traffic management officials during the event.

    He, however, assured the public that the FRSC had made adequate arrangements to ensure free-flow of traffic in the city during the event.

    “There is going to be increase in human and vehicular traffic especially around the venue of the event, and roads leading to Abuja.

    “But we have adequately deployed men and logistics to cater for motorists coming in from Lokoja, Kaduna, Niger and Nasarawa States.

    “We have beefed up our patrol and ambulance points on the roads.

    “From Friday night until Sunday, our men will be at the various junctions leading to the venue of the event.

    “Our own is traffic control to safeguard the lives of Nigerians.

    “We don’t want crash, and that is why we are calling for caution and patience among motorists and other road users in Abuja on Saturday,” he said.

    Kazeem also called on Nigerians to obey traffic rules and regulations to avoid road carnage during the Christmas and New Year celebrations.

  • FRSC recovers stolen vehicle from accident scene 

    FRSC recovers stolen vehicle from accident scene 

    The Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday recovered at an accident scene, a Toyota Camry car stolen in Lagos same day.

    The Toyota car said to belong to a female naval officer, was stolen from her in Lagos in the morning but the suspect (driver) while fleeing with it, crashed at the Ramona Trailer Park, Ogere along Lagos – Ibadan expressway.

    The Nation gathered that while Operatives of the FRSC on patrol were rescuing him, they discovered that the vehicle was just stolen in Lagos some hours earlier.

    The Route Commander and FRSC Public Education officer, Florence Okpe, who confirmed this on behalf of the Sector Commander, Clement Oladele, in a statement, said a motorist notified the Operatives of the accident which prompted them to race to the scene.

    “An ash coloured Toyota Camry with Reg no   KTU 765 DV was recovered from a suspect while on patrol along the Lagos/Ibadan expressway at about 1130hrs on December 4, 2017.

    “A motorist who stopped by the FRSC team had reported a road traffic crash at Ramona Trailer park Ogere and the team quickly moved to the scene.  On getting to the scene the FRSC patrol team were able to secure the driver who was the only occupant of the vehicle.

    “The FRSC team subsequently contacted  MTD Iperu for a tow vehicle to remove the capsized vehicle off the road but while interrogating the driver the FRSC team noticed inconsistency in his statement which became reasonable to suspect foul play, hence the team leader quickly put a call to the number found on a Union Bank teller in the car which the driver  bluntly resisted the team from making any phone call.

    ” The team insisted and  called the phone number and a lady who picked the call and claimed to be a naval officer whose identity card was  found by the FRSC team in the car which also corresponded with the name given, the same person said the vehicle belong to her and it was stolen this morning (04/12/2017)  and pleaded that the FRSC team should do everything possible to hand the driver over to the police as she had already reported the case to Shogunle police station in Lagos.

    “The FRSC Sector Commander Corps Commander Clement Oladele confirmed the recovered vehicle and the suspect (driver) have been handed over to the  Iperu Police Station,” Okpe stated.

  • Yuletide: FRSC cautions drivers against drunk-driving

    Yuletide: FRSC cautions drivers against drunk-driving

    The Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC ), on Friday, cautioned motorists against drunk- driving during the yuletide, which it said usually, resulted in road crashes.

    The FRSC said that many lives had been lost, especially during Christmas as a result of alcohol consumption by drivers, adding that it was collaborating with other stakeholders against the practice.

    Mrs. Dayo Odeleye, the Head of Operations, who represented Mr Vincent Jack, the Sector Commander, Ondo State, gave this warning while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after an ‘Ember Month Flag Off’ in Ore.

    NAN reports that the programme, which was tagged, “Right to Life not Negotiable’ was organised for commercial drivers and other road users in Ore.

    Jack also urged road users to ensure that their vehicles were always in good condition and that they should cooperate with FRSC officials on the highways during and after the ember months.

    “Road accidents around this time of the year are caused by human errors, especially drivers, who drink alcohol before setting out on their journeys.

    “We are making serious efforts with stakeholders to rid-off alcohol sellers at motor parks for the safety of lives and property on our highways,” Jack said.

    Earlier, Mr Phiilip Ozonnandi, the Unit Commander in Ore, had urged drivers to desist from the use of expired tyres and speeding, which he said were major causes of road crashes.

    The commander also said that the FRSC personnel would be deployed to the Benin-Ore expressway to arrest erring motorists, who violated traffic rules throughout the festive period.

    “We can no longer fold our hands and watch loss of lives and property because of speeding.

    “I urge drivers to install speed limiter in their vehicles, which is more useful in the reduction of speed to save lives and property,’’ Ozonnandi said.

    Meanwhile, Prince George Adenikinju, the Caretaker Chairman, Odigbo Local Government Area, also admonished drivers to always sensitise their members on road use and good conditions vehicles.

    In his response, Mr Sulimon Maruf, the Zonal Chairman, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Ore Unit, who spoke on behalf of commercial drivers, urged his members to adhere strictly to traffic rules.

    He also said that the FRSC effort was to ensure that drivers do not end up in hospitals or mortuaries, which could put their families in disarray.

    In attendance at the event included representatives of transport unions including the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria (ACCOMORAN).

    Also present were the FRSC Marshals, the Nigeria Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), officials of the Department of State Security (DSS) and Public Complaints Commission.

  • Yuletide: FRSC to deploy 485 personnel, 1,200 special marshals in Edo

    Yuletide: FRSC to deploy 485 personnel, 1,200 special marshals in Edo

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday said it would deploy 485 personnel and 1,200 special marshals in various highways in Edo to ensure safety during the Yuletide.

    Mr Samuel Odukoya, the Edo Sector Commander, said this during the flag-off of the `Ember’ months campaign tagged “Right to Life on the Highway is Not Negotiable’’ held in Auchi, Etsako-West Local Government Area of Edo.

    “We have 485 officers and 1,200 special marshals that will be on patrol in strategic routes within the various commands and units of our zone in Edo.

    “The volume of vehicles that ply our roads are so enormous that we need to be proactive to ensure the roads are safer for the people during this festivity,” he said.

    Odukoya, who advised motorists to always plan their journey to reduce accidents, urged them to ensure that their vehicles were roadworthy before embarking on any trip.

    “We are here today to tell the people especially the drivers that this year, it is operation zero tolerance accident.

    “You have to be very careful on the highway, obey the traffic regulations, ensure that your vehicles are in good condition,” he said.

    Odukoya said that the command’s officers had embarked on a full-scale enforcement to curb dangerous driving, overtaking and use of phone while driving as well as speed limit violation and overloading.

    Earlier, Mr Moses Bature, the FRSC unit commander in Auchi, said the campaign was geared toward educating the public on safe driving during and after the `ember’ months.

    “Our gathering today is to see how we can obtain safer roads and fuller lives on our highway which is collective responsibility of FRSC and our relevant stakeholders with a view to restore sanity on our roads.

    “Right to life is not negotiable on the highway and can only be achieved when we collectively come together to fight the menace that bedevil our highway,’’ he said.

    Bature said that the unit had put measures in place for special intervention patrol as part of effort to drastically reduce spate of road crashes during the yuletide.

    “As the year comes to an end, we passionately appeal to all road users to ensure they comply with traffic laws and maintain their vehicle while plying the road,’’ he said.

    NAN

  • 20 burnt to death in Imo auto accident 

    20 burnt to death in Imo auto accident 

    No fewer than 20 persons were Friday burnt to death when a tanker laden with petrol fell and exploded on the Njaba bridge close to Owerri, the Imo State capital.

    According to an eyewitness account the tanker that was headed to Owerri, suddenly lost control while climbing the hill on the Njaba Bridge and started rolling back before it capsized and burst into flames, which engulfed on an eighteen seater bus that was following behind and burnt the whole occupants to death.

    However when contacted, the Imo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Joseph Aremu, confirmed the accident but said that the casualty figure was not yet ascertained.

    He said that his men were on ground at the scene of the accident to control traffic and render assistance to surviving victims.

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  • FRSC returns recovered items to family of accident victim

    FRSC returns recovered items to family of accident victim

    The Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC ), Ogun command, said it had returned some recovered items to family of accident victim.

    The command’s Public Education Officer, Mrs Florence Okpe, said in a statement in Abeokuta on Thursday.

    Okpe said that the items include: cash, digital camera, laptop and other personal belongings, recovered from an accident scene along Abeokuta -Sagamu Expressway.

    She said that the crash, which happened on Tuesday, involved a private vehicle but recorded no death.

    “The crash occurred on Tuesday and it involved a private vehicle with an occupant, a male adult, who sustained serious injuries.

    “FRSC personnel carried out the rescue operation and took the injured victim to the nearby hospital with a male occupant, who sustained serious injuries.

    “After due documentation, the Command Public Education Officer, Route Commander Florence Okpe presented the recovered items to the victim’s son in the presence of other family members , ” she said.

    NAN

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  • FRSC arraigns 187 traffic offenders in Bayelsa

    FRSC arraigns 187 traffic offenders in Bayelsa

    The Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC ), Bayelsa Command says it   arraigned no fewer than 187 traffic offenders in the last four months for violating various traffic regulations in the state.

    The Sector Commander, Mr Ikechukwu Igwe, who made this known on Wednesday in an interview in Yenagoa, said that the courts convicted 135 of the offenders.

    Igwe, however, said the courts gave the convicts an option to pay fines ranging from between N2,000, to N20, 000, depending on their offences.

    “Between June and September, we have been able to arraign 187 persons through our mobile court, and out of the number arraigned, 135 were convicted.

    “The most prevalence offences were worn-out tyres, speed violation, failure to install speed limiting device, failure to use seat belt, drunk-driving, and use of unlicenced vehicles among others.

    “We have a special campaign on drunk-driving because apart from speeding, intake of drugs while driving has been a major concern, especially in this corridor,” he said.

    Igwe, however, noted that more than 65 per cent of road traffic crashes were as a result of the speed limit violation and drunk-driving.

    According to him, the speed limiting device is a strategic intervention on road traffic accidents.

    “The use of mobile court is part of our enforcement strategy to reduce road traffic crashes not only in Bayelsa but across states of the nation.

    “The mobile court is yielding result and we will continue to prosecute traffic law breakers in the state,” he said.

    He also appealed to motorists in the state to adhere strictly to traffic rules and regulations while driving.

    NAN

  • FRSC threatens to arrest, prosecute drunk drivers in Bayelsa

    FRSC threatens to arrest, prosecute drunk drivers in Bayelsa

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Bayelsa command, has threatened to apprehend and prosecute drunk drivers especially, during the yuletide.

    Mr Ikechukwu Igwe, the state FRSC Sector Commander, who made the threat in an interview in Yenagoa on Monday, said the command had procured equipment to detect liquor from the breathe of motorists.

    “We have gotten machine that we shall be using to detect drunk drivers in order to safeguard lives and property of road users.

    “When we arrest you, you will be prosecuted according to the law; so, avoid driving under the influence of alcohol.

    “Speed limit and over-loading violation are some of the major causes of fatal accidents on the highways,” he said.

    Igwe however, disclosed that the command recorded only eight road crashes between September and October.

    He explained that out of the eight crashes, three were fatal while five were serious.

    “The fatal crashes are those that involved loss of lives while the serious crash is when people have injuries.

    “Though, we thank God, the incidence of crashes has reduced in the state; I must tell you that, so far in the month of November, no accident has been recorded.

    “Yes, we attribute the reduction in road traffic crash to the corps’ improved operations and enforcement of speed limiting device ,” he said.

    Igwe, however commended the activities marking the Africa Road Safety Day/ World Day of remembrance for Road Traffic Victim, saying it was strategic to sensitize the general public on the need for safer road.

    The Road Safety Day held between Nov. 13 and Nov.19, was a global awareness on the road safety issues among stakeholders for prevention of traffic-related injuries and deaths.

    NAN

  • Ember months: FRSC warns motorists against overloading, others

    Ember months: FRSC warns motorists against overloading, others

    Kaduna Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), RS 1.1, Umar Guntu Ibrahim on Thursday warned motorists against overloading especially those carrying passengers in their vehicle’s trunk.

    He said this traffic offence is punishable under the FRSC act and attract N10,000 sanction.

    The sector commander stated this while fielding questions from newsmen at the Kaduna secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) barely 24 hours after his boss, Corps Marshal Boboye Oyeyemi, flagged off end of the year special patrol and ember months campaign to ensure reduced accident on major and minor roads in the state.

    The sector commander had highlighted excessive overloading, road violation, dangerous driving, dangerous overtaking and non-compliance to the installation of speed limit device especially by commercial vehicles as leading causes of accidents on Kaduna roads.

    According to him, “sometimes, those commercial transport vehicles do carry overload and hid somewhere till after 18:00hours when they know we would be off the road. We normally leave the road when it’s getting dark because where are not bearing arms.

    “There is no single day we don’t arrest people for overloading. This period, people seem to be in haste to make more returns. But there is no point trying to make returns at the expense of your live, your passengers and other road users. That is why we are on the road to sensitise and enforce measures to reduce road crashes before, during g and after yuletide.

    “We are partnering with relevant stakeholders to ensure that, travelers enjoy safer roads. Already, we have seen the green light from the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), they are helping us to checkmate some of the traffic offences we have in the state. We are also calling on the media too to join us in this crusade.

    On whether some motorists are too big to be arrested he said, “road safety has no immunity. If you think you are so big to be arrested because you can speed, go ahead the road itself is there to arrest you. We will arrest and fine anybody that violate the law whether uniform men or not. The constitution has given us the mandate to save lives and property on Nigerian roads”.

    On the ember month campaign he said, “The special patrol and ember months campaign was in furtherance of the public enlightenment programmes of the corps towards ensuring safer road environment especially during this period when traffic volume increases.

    “To this end, we remain committed to providing necessary human and material resources for effective management of traffic in identified black spots and through awareness campaign on proper use of roads”.

    Ibrahim then commended Kaduna State government for the provision and maintenance of good roads in the state stressing the need for motorists to adopt the right attitude to complement government’s efforts.