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Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Zonal Commanding Officer (ZCO) RS2HQ Lagos, Jonathan Owoade, has stressed importance of professionalism and ethics in their duties.

Owoade who just resumed at his position, spoke during a visit to Isolo Unit Command.

He also visited the palace to condole with the people on the death of the Osolo of Isolo, Oba Kabiru Agbabiaka.

Addressing officials of the Isolo command, he said he would improve on facilities and services.

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He stressed importance of professionalism and ethics, urging his team to uphold the highest standards of integrity and service delivery.

The commander highlighted significance of mentorship in FRSC, encouraging senior officers to guide subordinates and support.

Owoade hailed the officers, noting their hard work and dedication.

He advised motorists to be responsible on the road, avoiding accidents by being cautious, and keeping to laws.

He warned against road rage, using phones while driving, excessive speed, overload, drunk driving, and drug use.

Chief Route Commander and Acting Unit Commander of Isolo, Uko Uko, this visit was part of the commander’s oversight functions to familiarise with the operational terrain.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has identified the cause of the weekend fire disaster that consumed five persons including a pregnant woman and 120 vehicles along the ongoing reconstructed section of the East West Road in Rivers state.

The Rivers Sector Commander, FRSC, Chris Kuje, said preliminary investigations revealed that the tragedy was caused by two tanker drivers, who were jostling for space.

He said during the struggle, the trucks collided sideways and caused a rupture in the trailer of one truck carrying a petroleum product.

He said the inflammable product spilled from the ruptured part and ignited the fire that claimed lives and consumed properties worth billions of naira.

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Kuje added: “Preliminary investigation revealed that the incident happened on the Eleme East-West Road which is currently under renovation.

“Two truck drivers were jostling for space when their vehicles collided sideways, causing a rupture in the trailer of one truck carrying petroleum which resulted in petrol leaking onto the road and igniting into fire explosion”.

He said the personnel of FRSC deployed in the scene controlled traffic and created diversion through Oyingbo as alternative route to ease congestion.

He noted that following the directive of the governor, the corps mobilised Indorama Petrochemical, which provided cranes that successfully removed all the trucks from the road on Saturday.

Kuje said: “We met the directive of the Governor of Rivers State to ensure that the road is freed for movement before the close of the day.

“We mobilised Indorama Petrochemicals to provide a Crane that successfully removed all the trucks from the road at about 530pm. The carcasses were also evacuated away by low bed trucks provided by the same company.

“Staff from three Commands namely RS6.1 (Rivers sector), RS6.11 (Eleme Unit Command) and RS6.16 (Obiakpo Unit Command) were mobilized to the scene for effective traffic management.
Vehicular movement was fully restored by removing all obstructions.”

No fewer than 11 persons lost their lives while 16 others were injured, in an auto crash at Gaya junction along the Kano – Maiduguri road.

One person was rescued unhurt.

 The Kano State FRSC Sector Commander, Ibrahim Sallau-Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Labaran, yesterday in Kano.

He said that the accident involved two vehicles, a Toyota hummer bus, with registration number KTG 190 XB and a Hijet mini pick-up, with registration number KTG 501 YG.

“We received a call at about 03:45 p.m. on April 19, 2024. On receiving the information, we quickly dispatched our personnel and vehicle to the scene of the incident to rescue the victims at 03:55p.m.,” Abdullahi.

The sector commander said that the accident occurred as a result of speeding and loss of control, which led to a head-on collision as the two vehicles burst into flames immediately.

“The accident involved a total of 28 passengers in the two vehicles, out of which 11 lost their lives while 16 others sustained serious injuries, one rescued unhurt.

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 “The injured were taken to Gaya General Hospital for urgent medical treatment, while the corpses were respectfully laid to rest in a mass burial ceremony”, Abdullahi said.

 The sector commander, who lamented the occurrence of the incident, emphasised the importance of compliance with road safety rules and regulations.

He urged drivers to refrain from committing traffic offences such as speed violations and overloading of vehicles with passengers, animals or goods.

 Abdullahi also advised commercial drivers to install speed limit devices on their vehicles to avoid crashes resulting from speed limit violations. He said that the command was committed to ensuring the safety of road users, vowing, “we will intensify efforts to enforce traffic regulations to prevent similar incidents in the future.”

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged the public to disregard any publication about an ongoing recruitment of personnel into the services of the Corps.

It said such publications are fake and misleading.

FRSC spokesperson, Assistant Corps Marshal, Jonas Agwu, announced this in a statement on Sunday April 14.

He said: “The attention of the Federal Road Safety Corps has been drawn to a publication by online platforms misinforming the public about an ongoing recruitment of personnel into the services of the Corps.

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“This medium is to let the public know that the Corps is presently not recruiting neither is there any ongoing arrangement to that effect.

“The Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali Biu wishes to admonish applicants seeking to join the services of the Corps, as well as the general public to disregard the fake and misleading publications.”

The corps warned the public to desist from “any form of engagement with the purported scammers and purveyors of that misinformation as the Corps will not be liable should anyone fall victim.”

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command, says 10 persons died in 10 road crashes during the Eid-el-Fitri Special Patrol in the state.

Mr Anthony Uga, Sector Commander of FRSC in Ogun, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ota, that 41 other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries from the crashes.

Uga said the 10 people that died comprises of eight males and two females while the 41 injured were 22 males,15 females and four male children.

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The sector commander said they were able to stem cases of accidents to the minimum level through the special patrol operation which began on April 8 .

“Most of the road crashes recorded during the Eld-el-Fitri Celebration were caused by excessive speed and tyre burst.

“We are appealing to motorists to reduce their speed as most of the accidents could have been avoidable if the drivers used good tyres and adhere strictly to average speed limit,” he said.

Uga implored both commercial and private vehicles to install speed limit devices and refrain from using expired tyres to minimize road crashes to the barest level in the state.

(NAN)

Mr Dauda Ali-Biu, the Corps Marshal of, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has said that Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs), were not caused by spiritual manipulations or ay other form of evil spirits.

“The crashes are caused by physical errors; there’s nothing spiritual about them,” Ali-Biu said at the Flag-off of the 2024 Sallah mega motor park rally on Saturday in Abuja.

He said that the rally had become particularly imperative in view of the envisioned increase in vehicular and human movement across the country as the festive period gathers momentum.

The FRSC boss was represented by Mr Shehu Zaki, the FRSC Deputy Corps Marshal (DCM) in charge of operations.

He said that the Corps was working assiduously to ensure a significant shift in the attitude of motorists in the year 2024.

“Nigerians must be aware that frequent cases of road crashes on our roads cannot be linked to any spirit killing people.

“There is an increase in human and vehicular movement, bad driving and impatience. These are the major causes,” he said.

Ali-Biu said that drinking and driving, overloading of vehicles, worn-out tyres, overloading, lane indiscipline, speeding, wrongful overtaking, among others, pose a threat to the life of the driver, passengers and property.

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“Such bad driving behaviours also hurt road infrastructure which cost a lot of tax payers’ resources to build.

“As part of efforts to deal with these challenges, the Corps came up with the idea of taking the message of safety down to all of us at the Motor Parks early, in view of the critical role union officials play on the roads.

“This also serves as a prelude to massive deployment of personnel and logistics to the highways, particularly at the black spots, to contain the perennial traffic gridlock and the accompanying hazards,” he said.

(NAN)

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Command in Ogun on Wednesday in Abeokuta said the use of speed limit device is compulsory for both commercial and private vehicles.

Mr Anthony Uga, FRSC’s Sector Commander in Ogun, said during the command’s 2024 first quarter workshop that this would be a means of reducing road crashes in the country.

He spoke at the workshop on the theme “Aggressive Public Enlightenment on the merits of Speed Limit Device Installation in all Vehicles as a Panacea to Stemming RTC in Ogun”.

Uga noted that speeding caused over 90 per cent of road traffic crashes (RTCs) in the state.

”The speed limit device has come to stay because the device has saved many lives,” he said, urging motorists to comply with the speed limit device policy.

The Sector Commander disclosed that the FRSC would be embarking on aggressive enforcement on the use of speed limit device.

“Only accredited vendors from FRSC is allowed to install speed limit device in vehicles.

“The vendors are listed on FRSC websites. Speed limit device does not damage vehicles because it does not have any connection with the engine.

“Any speed beyond 100 kilometres per hour (km/h) is not allowed. At FRSC, we are re-engineering our activities to meet the challenges of road safety.

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“We are ready to partner and work with transport unions in order to ensure all vehicles are installed with speed limit devices,” he added.

Uga further stated  that the FRSC would continue to ensure safety on the highways, and urged motorists to always obey traffic rules and regulations.

Earlier, Alhaji Jamiu Popoola, representing Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), noted that the speed limit device enforcement should not be for commercial vehicles alone.

He explained that the union was ready to support the FRSC in achieving the objectives and reasons for the installation of speed limit device in commercial vehicles.(NAN)

Mr Kabir Nadabo, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kaduna State Sector Commander says no fewer than 12 persons died and 28 sustained  injuries in a road crash along Zaria-Kano expressway.

Nadabo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kaduna that the fatal road traffic crash  occurred at Tashar Yari village at 7:36 a.m.  on Monday.

“The trailer with a registration number KTG 454 ZZ was travelling to Kano when the unfortunate incident occurred,” Nadabo said.

He said that the cause of the crash was wrongful overtaking, speeding and  overloading, which sadly resulted in the high number of fatalities.

Nadabo said the Chairman of Makarfi Local Government and the Unit Commander, Tashar Yari were on ground to assess the incident.

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He said that  investigation of the incident has revealed that 40 people were involved in the crash, 28 got injured and 12 were deceased.

“The injured were conveyed to the Makarfi General Hospital for further treatment.

“The owner of the vehicle, who is in Azare, Bauchi  State has been informed and directed to report to the Kaduna Sector Command, while the driver of the trailer was reportedly among the deceased, “he said.

Nadabo said that the accident was avoidable, adding, ”hence our resolve to continue to reach out to the stakeholders, particularly transport unions.

”This is to preach and sensitize their drivers on the dangers of speeding,  overloading, dangerous driving and the use of cellphones while driving, among others.

“The Corps in Kaduna will strive to continue to work hard and liaise with transport Stakeholders and the media in preaching the word of safety.”

Nadabo  appealed to motorists to imbibe the culture of safe driving particularly on the highways. (NAN)