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  • FRSC secured 654 convictions in seven months

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Akwa Ibom has said it secured 654 convictions out of the 804 traffic offenders it arrested between January and July.

    Its sector commander, Mr Sunday Oghenekaro, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Uyo yesterday that 798 offenders were arraigned, 654 were convicted with options of fines while 14 cases were still pending.

    “During the period, 804 traffic offenders were arraigned in the Mobile Court, 654 were convicted with options to pay fines while 130 were discharged accordingly,” he said.

    The sector commander said during the period, 16 traffic offenders, who could not pay their fines were remanded in prison.

    He said their offences were driving with worn-out tyres, driving with using the seatbelts, displaying shattered windscreen, no speed limit, driving licence violation and use of cell phones while driving.

    Oghenekaro said that speeding, dangerous/reckless driving and drunkenness were major causes of road accidents.

    He advised drivers and passengers to always embark on their journeys on time to avoid speeding during transit.

    He said the safety of all road users was important to the government and its agencies saddled with traffic management on the roads.

    Oghenekaro cautioned drivers against using worn-out tyres and use of cell phones while driving under special weather conditions like the rainy season.

    He said the command would continue to engage drivers and motorists on the consequences of violating traffic rule.

    The sector commander recommended the Highway Code to all homes, places of worship and schools as parts of measures to enlighten the public and reduce crashes on the roads across the country.

  • Two die in Ogun accidents

    At least two persons died and four others injured in a multiple accident at Sango-Ota toll-gate in Ogun State on Saturday.

    The Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Sango-Ota, Mr. Adekunle Oguntoyinbo, said the accident occurred at 4:45 a.m.

    Oguntoyinbo said a Mack Truck with registration number GGE 80 XJ that was travelling from Abeokuta to Lagos had a brake failure and rammed into five other vehicles.

    He said the affected vehicles were – Volkswagen bus (KTU 899 XR), Volkswagen LT, (GGE 44 XL), Coaster Civilian (LSR 604 XD), Iveco Trailer (XB 190 MLF) and Mazda bus (KJA 667 XP).

    He said 15 people were involved in the accident and two persons died in the process.

    The FRSC commander said one of the two dead victims was trying to enter a bus while the other was trying to cross the road when they were hit by the vehicles.

    ‘‘The corpse of the victims had been deposited at the morgue of General Hospital, Ifo, while the injured are also receiving treatment at the General Hospital, Ota,’’ Oguntoyinbo added.

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  • FRSC condemns increasing auto crashes

    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.

  • FRSC gives driving school operators 60 days to upgrade

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday gave sub-standard driving schools in the country 60 days to upgrade or risk sanctions.

    FRSC Corps Marshal Boboye Oyeyemi gave the ultimatum in Owerri at a national workshop organised for driving school operators with the theme “Promoting Road Safety through Quality Driving Education in Nigeria”.

    Oyeyemi said that most driving school owners were operating below standard, adding that the aberration accounted for most of the road crashes on Nigerian roads.

    He said that FRSC was committed to training the trainers to ensure significant reduction in road crashes.

    “We have suspended some driving school operators from our portal because some of them are illegally graduating trainees.

    “Some of the operators do not even train their clients before issuing them certificates; we have noted all these and we will not allow it to continue.”

    The corps marshal said the essence of the workshop was to educate the trainers and to refresh their memories on FRSC training standards.

    In his remarks, Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo said that his administration had approved the establishment of a state-owned driving school to ensure adherence to standard.

    Okorocha, who was represented by the Secretary to State Government (SSG), MR George Eche, decried the high number of unqualified drivers on the road.

    “An unqualified driver is like a looming danger waiting to happen and I will do everything possible to assist FRSC to fight this menace,” Okorocha said.

    The Sector Commander Imo Command, Mr Joseph Aremu, said that the command would collaborate with the proposed state-owned driving school to ensure quality training of drivers.

    Aremu said that the command currently investigates and prosecutes unqualified drivers.

    Meanwhile, Mr Denja Abdullah,the Director, Department of State Service (DSS) in Imo, who spoke on the “Role of Driving School Operators in Road Safety Management” said road crashes noted that had become a recurring phenomenon.

    He said that road crashes were caused by human, mechanical and environmental factors, adding that human factor accounted for 90 per cent of the accidents in the country.

    Abdullah added that besides Boko Haram insurgency, road accident was the second major cause of death in Nigeria.

    He urged FRSC to publish names of licensed driving school operators in each state in order to eliminate quacks.

    The Director also urged FRSC to encourage operators to conduct biometric documentation of their clients and also liaise with DSS to vet operators before issuance of licence. (NAN)

  • Nissan, Toyota, FRSC, others back training for journalists

    The yearly Nigerian Auto Journalists Association’s (NAJA) capacity building programme will hold on Thursday at Golden Tulip Hotel & Events Centre, Ikeja, Lagos.

    The training aimed at improving reportorial skills of the motoring journalists’ was sponsored by Ford Motors Company South Africa (FMCSA) in 2016 and last year under its Driving Skill For Life (DSFL) programme.

    This year’s is being sponsored by South African Nissan Motors, Nigeria Automotive Design & Development Council (NADDC), Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), Toyota (Nigeria) Limited (TNL), and Weststar Associates Nigeria Limited, owners of the Mercedes franchise.

    Others include Massillia Motors (Mitsubishi), PAN Nigeria Limited (Peugeot) and the Infinity Group.

    The major highlights of the event would be the presentation of papers by some experts.

    They are NADDC Director-General Aliyu Jelani, TNL Managing Director/Chief Executive Kunle Ade-Ojo and FRSC Corp Marshal Boboye Oyeyemi.

    Speaking on the rationale behind the support from Nissan, Stallion NMN in Nigeria Managing Director Parvir Singh, said the sponsorship is a strategic partnership for Nissan, where training and skills development form part of the organisational ethos.

    He said: “Skills development is one of Nissan’s core strengths and is fundamental to how we continuously improve our business. We do not only look at improving as an organisation but place great emphasis on training and capacity building for our stakeholders. It is with this very purpose in mind that we are supporting the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association.”

  • Woman dies, six injured in Anambra auto crash

    A middle-aged woman on Thursday, lost her life while six others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a fatal accident along the Enugu-Onitsha expressway, Anambra State.

    The accident which occurred at about 5.30 pm, close to the Anambra State government house, involved a commercial bus with registration number AWK 166 XX and a Toyota Camry car with registration number, FGG 28 LN.

    An eye witness, who identified herself as Chiamaka Ugo, said the Toyota Camry somersaulted into a nearby drainage after ramming into the bus.

    She said the victims were rushed to hospital by men of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) who arrived the scene shortly after the accident took place.

    Confirming the incident, the Sector Commander of the FRSC in the State, Mr Sunday Ajayi, said three of the injured persons were taken to a nearby hospital in Awka.

    He however said three others in very critical condition were conveyed with an ambulance belonging FRSC to the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi.

    Ajayi, who blamed the accident on wrongful overtaking and over speeding, appealed to motorists to exercise caution while plying the highway.

  • Nigeria lost N7b to tanker accidents in six months, says FRSC

    NIGERIA has lost N7.157 billion to road traffic accidents involving 116 petroleum product tankers in the first half of the year, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said yesterday

    Its Corps Marshal, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, revealed this yesterday at a stakeholders’ forum on haulage transportation in Abuja.

    Oyeyemi said the figure excluded the number of people killed; the cost of treatment of those injured; damage to the country’s road infrastructure; environmental impact and other collateral damages.

    He said the June 28 petroleum tanker accident at Otedola Bridge in Lagos that left 12 persons dead and 55 vehicles burnt was the worst in terms of the number of vehicles involved.

    The FRSC boss blamed road accidents involving tankers largely on noncompliance with minimum safety standards, especially by tank farm owners and tanker owners/drivers.

    “There is so much compromise by the tank farm owners. The tanks are supposed to carry specific litres of products, but they fill them to the brim; there is conspiracy.

    “When the drivers are going, they sell these products along the highways.

    “Two, because of the minimum safety standards at various tank farms, they use the truck heads of different tankers to load at the tank farms.

    “When they get back to designated points, they now transfer it and use their own trucks. That is why we are having these problems; there is so much compromise at the tank farms,” he said.

    Oyeyemi urged relevant agencies, including the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), on full enforcement of the minimum safety standards in the certification of haulage vehicles.

    “SON should work with the tank farms to ensure that only tanks that comply with the minimum safety standards are allowed to load.

    “The maximum haulage capacity for tankers operating in the country is 33,000 litres. There should be a directive that any tanker with more than 33,000 litre capacity should not be allowed to load.

    “This is why the weight and measures of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment should be more active and ensure strict enforcement of these standards,” he added.

    Oyeyemi thanked the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation for convening the forum, which sought to find a lasting solution to incessant tanker accidents.

    He urged other regulators to collaborate with the FRSC on the enforcement of safety standards in the industry.

  • Nigeria loses N7bn to tanker accidents in 25 weeks – FRSC

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says the country has lost N7.157 billion to road traffic accidents involving 116 petroleum product tankers in the first half of 2018.

    Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ forum on haulage transportation in Abuja on Monday.

    Oyeyemi said the figure excluded the number of people killed; the cost of treatment of those injured; damage to the country’s road infrastructure; environmental impact and other collateral damages.

    He said the June 28 petroleum tanker accident at Otedola Bridge in Lagos that left 12 persons dead and 55 vehicles burnt was the worst in terms of the number of vehicles involved.

    The FRSC boss blamed road accidents involving tankers largely on noncompliance with minimum safety standards especially by tank farm owners and tanker owners/drivers in the country.

    “There is so much compromise by the tank farm owners. The tanks are supposed to carry specific litres of products, but they fill them to the brim; there is conspiracy.

    “When the drivers are going they sell these products along the highways.

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    “Two, because of the minimum safety standards at various tank farms, they use the truck heads of different tankers to load at the tank farms.

    “When they get back to designated points they now transfer it and use their own trucks. That is why we are having these problems; there is so much compromise at the tank farms,’’ he said.

    Oyeyemi tasked relevant agencies, including the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), on full enforcement of the minimum safety standards in the certification of haulage vehicles.

    “SON should work with the tank farms to ensure that only tanks that comply with the minimum safety standards are allowed to load.

    “The maximum haulage capacity for tankers operating in the country is 33,000 litres. There should be a directive that any tanker with more than 33,000 litre capacity should not be allowed to load.

    “This is why the weight and measures of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment should be more active and ensure strict enforcement of these standards,’’ he added.

    Oyeyemi thanked the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation for convening the forum, which sought to find a lasting solution to incessant tanker accidents in the country.

    He urged other regulators to collaborate with the FRSC on the enforcement of safety standards in the industry.

  • Ekiti guber polls: FRSC to deploy 500 men, 24 vehicles

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is to deploy 500 personnel for the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti.

    The Corps Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem, disclosed this in an SMS alert to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday.

    Kazeem said 24 vehicles, including 3 ambulances, would also be deployed for the exercise.

    The aim, according to him, is to strictly enforce the expected restriction in vehicular movement, and to ensure there are no crashes before and after the polls.

  • 10 die in Osun road accidents last month – FRSC

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Saturday that at least 10 people were killed in 15 road accidents in Osun State last month.

    The state’s Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr. Peter Oke, disclosed this in Osogbo, the state capital.

    He blamed the accidents on reckless driving, over-speeding and impatience by motorists.

    He said: “I want to also let you know that the numbers of people involved in the accidents were 211, which led to the death of 10 people.

    “Our statistics in June showed that 111 people were unhurt out of the 211 people involved in the recorded accidents.

    “We were able to educate 171 road users arrested for various offences while driving on the roads.”

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