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  • FRSC establishes fire fighting unit in Kaduna

    The Kaduna Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has established a Fire Fighting Unit to save lives in accidents that involve fire outbreaks.

    The Sector Commander, Umar Ibrahim, made the disclosure on Wednesday in Kaduna during the flag-off ceremony of the 2018 Ember Months Campaign tagged: “Safety Driving, Safe Arrival”.

    According to Ibrahim, the move which is the first and only one in the country, became necessary to avert loss of lives caused by fire outbreaks during accidents.

    He said that Kaduna State Government has donated two fire fighting trucks.

    “Officers of the unit have been trained and will be positioned along the Kaduna-Abuja and Kaduna-Zaria Expressways, for quick response.

    “I thank the Kaduna State Government for supporting the corps with the trucks and implementing several road safety policies and programmes in the state.’’

    He assured the government that the FRSC will make the best use of the equipment, to further enhance safety on the highways.

    The commander said that the Ember Months Campaign is organised as a public enlightenment campaign of the corps toward ensuring safer roads during festive seasons.

    “To sustain the campaign, road shows and rallies will be carried out from now till the end of January at major motor parks and worship places, to create the necessary awareness on safe driving.

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    “Therefore, every stakeholder has a civic responsibility of ensuring that the message we set out to preach through the campaign is not received as formalities but adequately adhered to guarantee safety of road users,” he said.

    Ibrahim called on transport union leaders, public servants, and media organisations to assist the corps in reaching out to as many road users as possible, to ensure accident free festive season.

    Inaugurating the trucks, Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna, commended the command for the efforts toward addressing the menace of reckless driving on highways, particularly during the ember months.

    El-Rufai, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Works, Housing and Transport, Malam Murtala Dabo, said that his administration will continue to support the FRSC in achieving its goals.

    Also speaking, the FRSC Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, also thanked the Kaduna State Government for its continued support and partnership toward ensuring accident-free roads in the state.

    Oyeyemi, who was represented by the Assistant Corp Marshal, Abayomi Omiyale, who is the Zonal Commander in charge of Kaduna, Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states, urged other states to emulate Kaduna state.

    He advised motorists and roads users to abide by all traffic rules and regulations, to prevent avoidable deaths and accidents.

    According to him, the decision we take now in our driving attitude will determine how we arrive in 2019; alive or dead, on sick bed or healthy and sound.

    On his part, Malam Lawal Kajuru, State Secretary, Road Transport Employees Association of Nigeria, assured the FRSC and other relevant stakeholders of the union’s commitment toward respecting traffic regulations.

  • There are no blood-sucking demons on the road – FRSC

    The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has cautioned against the belief by some people, including commuters, of the existence of blood-sucking demons that kill travellers on the road during the yuletide.

    Mr Samuel Obayemi, FRSC Zonal Commanding Officer, Zone RF9 Enugu, gave the caution in Owerri on Thursday, during the flag-off of this year’s “ember month” campaign.

    Speaking on the theme, ‘Safe Driving, Safe Arrival,’ the zonal commanding officer described such belief as erroneous, and said human factors were responsible for most of the road crashes in the country.

    “There are no blood-sucking demons on the road to kill you; stop believing that someone from your village wants to send accident to you through the air.

    “If you drive safely, you must arrive safely.

    “That is why we are sensitising the public, especially for this year’s yuletide, which is fast approaching,” he said.

    Obayemi gave the number of road crashes in the zone for September and October as 26 and 34 respectively.

    He said 51 persons were injured in road crashes in September while 108 were injured in October.

    “In addition, 44 lives were lost in September, while October claimed 206 lives,” he said.

    According to the road safety boss, the campaign is targeted at reducing road crashes by 15 per cent and fatality by 30 per cent.

  • ‘Ember months’ safety campaign not mere celebration—FRSC

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said all traffic offenders during this ’ember months’ campaign will be punished.

    The traffic agency said the punishments should be decided by the mobile courts established by the corps as part of the deployment tools to ensure “the roads are safe during these months and beyond.”

    Its Lagos and Ogun Zonal Commander, Assistant Corps Marshal John Benibo Meheux, disclosed this during the Ogun State Sector Command’s ’ember months’ flag- off at Ita-Oshin in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

    He said motorists who committed lane indiscipline or drove against traffic would be made to go for psychiatric evaluation tests and their vehicles would be impounded till January 2019, adding that the corps would have zero tolerance for traffic indiscipline during the yuletide.

    He appealed to all road users not to see the corps’ ’ember months’ campaign as a mere celebration.

    He said the exercise was not a party, but an exercise or awareness campaign established by the corps to always remind all road users the need to strictly adhere and obey all traffic rules and regulations that would guarantee the safety of lives and property on the roads during the ’ember months’ and beyond.

    He urged motorists to embrace defensive driving culture.

    The event was used to induct some celebrities and media practitioners as the FRSC special marshals.

    Ogun State Sector Commander, Clement Oladele, appealed to the newly inducted special marshals to complement the efforts of the FRSC to spread the gospel of safety to the communities.

    The representative of Shell Nigeria Gas, Mr Niyi Salami, has pledged the organisation’s commitment to provide needful support for the corps.

  • FRSC, NADDC chiefs, others for auto awards

    Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Corps Marshall Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, Nigerian National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) Director General Jelani Aliyu and other top officials in the automotive industry will on December 13 storm Eko Hotels in Victoria Island, Lagos for this year’s Nigerian Auto Journalists Association Awards (NAJA).

    The event yearly rewards excellence in the industry.

    Oyeyemi and Aliyu are expected to deliver keynote addresses.

    Chairman Organising Committee Moses Ebosele said the event will also provide avenue for critical stakeholders in the sector to rub minds on the way forward.

    While Oyeyemi is expected to provide background information and statistics on the activities of the FRSC in maintaining sanity on the roads, Aliyu as head of government agency saddle with the responsibility of supervising the auto industry, will be giving insights on the Nigeria automobile industry.

    “The NAJA Awards over the years has been recognised as the authentic bastion when it comes to recognising the best players in the automotive industry. This year’s edition will not be less as our professionals are already compiling votes in all categories of the awards,” he said.

    The Auto Awards is the local version of the traditional global automotive industry awards conducted by motoring journalists in different countries and regional markets of the world to recognise the achievements of industry operators in different categories and across segments and vehicle categories.

    Car-of-The-Year (COTY), which is the high points of the event, is a very competitive segment designed to honour outstanding automobile model of the year under review.

    Other categories of awards are Luxury Car of the Year, Heavy Duty Truck of The Year, Auto Plant of the Year, CEO Of The Year, Auto Personality Of The Year and CSR Company Of The Year, Pick-up of the Year, Showroom of the Year and many others.

  • FRSC to Govt: Build more trailer parks on Lagos/Ibadan road

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged governments to build more parks on strategic locations in Ogere, on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway.

    Ogere Unit Commander Maxwell Lede spoke after a stakeholder’s meeting with articulated vehicle owners and drivers as part of activities to consolidate on safer road during the ’ember months’ and beyond.

    He said attention should be given to the construction of more parking lots and rehabilitation of non-functional and inaccessible parks in the area.

    The commander said Ogere had been identified as a transit camp for trucks and tankers waiting for their turn to load petroleum products from Lagos Depot and stopover after loading.

    He noted that there are 2,597 petroleum tankers and trucks on the road; many parking indiscriminately on median and service lanes because of the deplorable conditions of the parks.

    The FRSC chief appealed to governments to encourage individuals to manage private trailer parks with a specified standard, saying this would attract competition.

    He said a task force should be empowered to handle and prosecute drivers parking indiscriminately on the expressway.

  • Six killed in ghastly Ebonyi road accident

    Six persons have died while several others sustained very serious injuries in a ghastly motor accident in Ebonyi state.

    Of the six dead victims, four are male while two are female, The Nation reliably gathered.

    It was leant that the two buses coming from opposite ends of the road had a head on collusion on the road while on high speed.

    The incident, it was further gathered, happened on Friday night around 6pm.

    Spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, in Ebonyi State, Mr Okoro Monday confirmed the incident.

    He said the accident occurred close to Ezzamgbo Bridge on the ever busy Abakaliki-Enugu expressway.

    The spokesman said both the dead and wounded have been evacuated to the Federal Teaching Hospital for prompt attention.

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    “Nine persons were injured. Out of the nine, 8 were male and one female. Number of persons killed were six; four male, two females”.

    “Those killed were taken to FETHA two and those injured were also taken to FETHA two were they were deposited at the morgue”

    “Precisely, it was caused by collision. Two vehicles had head on collision. It occurred very close to Ezzamgbo Bridge. The number of the vehicles involved are AWK 702 XA and JAL 376ZX which belonged to People Choice Motors”, the spokesman said. ENDS

  • FRSC urges Ogun govt to evacuate beggars from highway

    The Ota Unit Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Adekunle Oguntoyinbo, has appealed to Ogun State to evacuate street beggars on the overhead and under bridge of Sango and its environs and relocate them to a secure and safer environment.

    He said 100 people apparently living with disability have made the highway a permanent place to seek alms from the public.

    Oguntoyinbo said besides exposing themselves to traffic risks and dangers, especially to the children staying there with them, they also constitute traffic nuisance.

    The unit commander spoke in his office following a crash last week that killed one of the beggars. Three others sustained injuries.

    According to the FRSC commander, the Faragon bus, registered as FST663XW with eight occupants coming from Lagos, rammed into the beggars when its brakes failed.

    He appealed to the state to find a safe and secure environment where the beggars can relocate to.

  • Lagos/Ibadan Expressway: FRSC condoles families of accident victims

    The Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC ) in Ogun has condoled with families of those that lost their lives in an accident that involved two vehicles on Tuesday at Aseese area on Lagos/Ibadan expressway.

    Mr Clement Oladele, Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, expressed the corps’ condolences when he visited the scene of the accident which occurred at about 5.30 a.m. on Tuesday.

    Oladele confirmed that 42 people were involved in the accident, which left nine dead, while five sustained various degrees of injuries.

    He explained that the speeding driver of the Marcopolo bus rammed into a stationary truck.

    “The accident is unfortunate and painful, and I pray that God should grant the deceased eternal rest and give their family members the fortitude to bear the loss,’’ he said.

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    Oladele implored passengers to always caution vehicle drivers when speeding and if they refuse to listen, they should be reported to the appropriate authority.

    The sector commander warned truck drivers against indiscriminate parking to avoid unnecessary loss of lives and property.

    Oladele reiterated the FRSC’s commitment to enlighten the public on their safety and the need to make roads safer for them.

  • Ember Months: FRSC takes campaign to Katsina Motor parks

    The Federal Road safety Commission, FRSC, on Saturday in Katsina State took the campaign for Accident free ‘ember months’ celebration to the various motor parks in Katsina, sensitizing members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, and the public enlightenment of Special Marshals, on the inherent dangers of overloading, over speeding, poor maintenance of vehicles and the use of expired tires.

    The Assistant Head of Operations of FRSC, Mr Jim Ndianalenya who represented the Sector Commandant of FRSC in Katsina State, Mr GV Ngueku, warned motorists and road users in the state on the dangers of poor road habits including overloading ,as it may lead to untimely loss of lives and properties

    He further condemned the loading of human beings in the boot of vehicles and the use of expired tires describing them as catastrophic

    He said ‘please, human beings are not cargoes, overloading encourages multiple loss of lives; it is an abuse of vehicle capacity. Again the use of expired tires puts the driver in double jeopardy and also a disaster waiting to happen’’

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    Earlier, the Public relations Officer of the Special Marshals, Mr Danjuma John cautioned the drivers against overspending, which according to him, often misleads them into attributing road accidents as the handwork of God

    He said ‘Drivers ought to observe speed limits a it will help them manage speed, as they are not expected to go beyond 120.Someone going 60, 80,and 120 will still get to the same destination as someone on 180. About 75% of road accidents are caused by over speeding’’

    He further disclosed that the installed speed limits in the motor vehicles are capable of controlling their movement by first initial warning signals, followed by full seizure and automatic stoppage of movement, after which the driver can restart the movement

    The Chairman of NURTW, Jamilu Shuaibu, in his speech at the occasion assured the FRSC team that his members will fully comply with the rules and regulations governing road usage in the state to ensure a hitch free yuletide celebrations

  • FRSC step up ‘ember- months’ campaigns in Katsina

    The Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, has stepped up –up its ‘’ember months’ campaign activities aimed at checkmating reckless driving by motorists and reducing road accidents and road traffic incidents in Katsina state, as the year gradually draws to an end

    The Route Commander and Public Relations Officer of the Katsina state command of the agency, Abdullahi D. Ibrahim told The Nation, in an exclusive interview in his office in Katsina on Saturday, that the ‘ember months’ (September to December), have always remained tasking to the agency due to increased road usage by people and motorists moving from one part of the country to the other, as well as other haulage activities

    He said “During this period there are a lot of issues on ground, and we are expected to meet up with attendant challenges ,such as enforcing the rules on motoring such as ensuring compliance on no use of mobile phones while driving, conducting special patrols on roads to checkmate accidents’’

    ‘’We are currently on public enlightenment campaigns to sensitize the public, on over speeding, use of phones while driving and other traffic offences. We have already visited 5 media house in the last two weeks to intensify enlightenment and awareness campaign’’

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    The Route Commander also frowned at overloading of vehicles by drivers especially those plying along Katsina- Daura and Katsina –Dutsinma roads in the state, who usually carry passengers even in the boots of their vehicles, urging the passengers to shun the urge to be packed like goods simply because of a reduced fare.

    He said “We are leveraging on the various safety campaigns we have embarked upon to sensitize especially the Road transport Workers union, on the dangers of overloading

    He described the report on road accidents in the state in the outgoing year as fair compared to similar statistics obtained on road performance last year

    Mr Ibrahim also acknowledged the rising cases of absenteeism by staff of the agency and warned that the Command’s Provost Marshal is out to discipline erring staff members and that actions have been lined up against those who break the rules.