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  • Don’t carry fuel in jerrycans, FRSC warns motorists

    Don’t carry fuel in jerrycans, FRSC warns motorists

    As the new year fast approaches, the Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC ) has  warned motorists against carrying  containers  filled with petroleum products on distant journeys.

    Mr Philip Ozonnandi, the Commander, Ore Unit in Ondo State gave the warning on Thursday in Ore.

    “We are aware of the fuel situation right now but it is a great offence for motorists to travel with petrol in jerry cans in their vehicles’ booths.

    “We are reminding motorists that the dry season is here which makes it very dangerous for motorists to carry fuel in jerry cans while in transit as this may speed up havocs which are not prepared for.

    “We also urge motorists to ensure that they have fire extinguishers, C-caution, wheel spanner, jack and spare tyres in case of an emergency,” he said.

    He said that it was a traffic offence for motorists to carry petrol in jerry cans while in transit.

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    He said that it was also hazardous to lives and property of commuters in such affected vehicles.

    The FRSC boss also urged motorists to ensure that they have fire extinguisher, C-caution, wheel spanner, jack, extra tyres and other apparatuses in their vehicles.

    Mr Ozonnandi maintained the national special patrol put place by the FRSC was active.

    He said that no fewer than 150 of its personnel had been deployed to the Benin-Ore-Shagamu Expressway to monitor movements of vehicles and ensure a free flow of traffic and check excesses of motorists.

    The commander advised the motorists to shun reckless driving, speeding, overloading, dangerous overtaking and the use of expired tyres.

    He said that they should also stop answering phone calls while they were on the wheel, deploy non-use safety belts while driving , saying these actions constitute traffic offences.

    The unit commander said obedience to traffic rules would ensure safety of lives of the drivers and their passengers being expected by their individual families for the celebration of the New Year.

    NAN

  • Four killed in Ogun auto crash

    At least four persons died on Wednesday  along the Ijebu – Ode stretch of the Lagos – Ore Expressway when a commercial bus collided with a trailer.

    The accident which occurred at 4:45 a.m. near the Ijebu Ode old Toll Gate involved a truck with registration number XB 111 LSD and a bus marked LSD 766 XS.

    It was learnt that the truck which had earlier packed attempted to rejoin the road and while trying to avoid collision with another vehicle swerved into the fast lane, but a speeding bus rammed into the second truck from behind.

    The Ogun Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Clement Oladele, who confirmed the accident, said four passengers of the bus died in the crash.

    “The crash is suspected to have been caused by loss of control when a truck which had earlier parked suddenly attempted to join the road corridor near the Ijebu – Ode Toll gate.

    “A Mack truck moving in the same direction, in an attempt to avoid collision with the truck entering the road, swerved away from the slow lane to the fast lane.

    “The bus travelling behind on the fast lane was too fast and could not stop but ran into the truck that swerved from slow to the fast lane.

    “The crash resulted in the death of four passengers in the bus,’’ Oladele said.

     

     

     

  • Road accident kills four in Ogun

    Road accident kills four in Ogun

    Four persons have died in an early morning accident on Wednesday at the Ijebu – Ode stretch of the Lagos – Ore expressway when a bus conveying passengers crashed into the rear of a trailer.

    The accident which occurred at 4:45am near the Ijebu Ode old Toll Gate, involved a truck with registration number XB 111 LSD and a bus marked LSD 766 XS.

    It was learnt that the truck which had earlier packed attempted to join the road and another while trying avoid colliding with it swerved into the fast lane, but a speeding bus from behind rammed into the second truck.

    The Ogun Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC),
    Mr Clement Oladele, who confirmed the accident said four persons in the bus died in the accident.

    “The crash is suspected to have been caused by loss of control, when a truck which had earlier parked, suddenly attempted to join the road corridor near the Ijebu – Ode Toll gate.

    “A Mack truck moving in the same direction, in an attempt to avoid colliding with the truck entering the road, swerved away from the slow lane to the fast lane.

    “The bus travelling behind on the fast lane was too fast and could not stop but run into the truck that swerved from slow to the fast lane.

    “The crash resulted in the death of the four passengers in the bus,’’ Oladele said.

    He noted that the remains of the victims had been taken to the morgue of State Hospital, Ijebu Ode.

    He urged motorists to drive cautiously and obey all traffic rules and regulations.

    The sector commander also advised motorists to avoid joining a road corridor suddenly or interfering with moving traffic.

  • FRSC: Traffic offenders to pay N100, 000 fine

    FRSC: Traffic offenders to pay N100, 000 fine

    Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC ) says plans are underway to compel traffic offenders to pay one hundred thousand naira as penalty for a traffic offence.

    Oyeyemi said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of the Technical Working Group (TWG) on Nigeria Road Safety Strategy on Wednesday in Abuja.

    “You cannot arrest somebody for using a phone while driving and he pays four thousand naira as penalty. And almost immediately he goes back to commit same offence.

    “Fines are supposed to serve as deterrent, which is why I said that I am in support of what the National Assembly is doing presently amending the Act of the FRSC to make the fines go up.

    “I was not the one that initiated it, it is the National Assembly that initiated it and I am in support and I will make sure that before the middle of next year this is pass into law.

    “I believe that by the time traffic offenders’ start paying between fifty to one hundred thousand naira for a single traffic offence, they will not want to commit such offence again,” said.

    The FRSC boss reiterated that penalties for traffic offences were to serve as deterrent adding that the present regime of fines and penalties do not serve as deterrent, hence the need to increase the fines.

    “Look at Lagos, the minimum fine is fifty thousand naira and people are complying. I am not a revenue generating agency but again we must ensure that those fines serve as deterrent for people not to do it again

    “When an offender pays fifty thousand or one hundred thousand naira fine, he or she will think twice before committing the offence again.

    “What is the essence of a person disobeying traffic light and pays four thousand naira only. In fact, some of them insult us saying ‘ is it not four thousand?’.

    “They will go to our office and use the POS to pay and walk away and you will see them entering their cars and using the phone again,” he said.

    Oyeyemi explained that aside fines, the FRSC also take traffic offenders to health facilities and court of law.

    He stressed that court usually gives its own penalty, “but the court is always liberal a bit; we appreciate them.”

    He said also that the corps was proposing community services as a punishment for traffic offenders.

    “This punishment is also in the amendment now; when you are convicted, in your suit and tie you will go for community services.

    “People think that the fines are high but they seem not to understand what we have been stressing; fines are to serve as deterrent.

    “If you don’t want to pay the fine, then don’t commit the offence,” Oyeyemi said.

    NAN

  • FRSC records 14 deaths on Jos-hawan kibo-forest road

    FRSC records 14 deaths on Jos-hawan kibo-forest road

    The Federal Road safety Corps ( FRSC ) on Wednesday said it had recorded 14 deaths in 34 crashes that occurred on Jos-hawan kibo-forest axis between January and July.

    Mr Jonas Agwu, the corps Zonal Commanding Officer in charge of Jos zone, made the disclosure while inaugurating an initiative meant to improve visibility and reduce crashes at hawan-kibo in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the corps had developed an initiative where buckets were filled with sand and reflective tapes pasted on them and positioned at the edge of the highway to improve driver’s visibility at night.

    According to Agwu, the incidents happened at night, hence the need to devise a measure that would help drivers to drive safely when it is dark.

    “This intervention is solely meant to improve visibility and reduce crashes that often occur on this part of the road particularly at night.

    “Data available to us indicates that between January and July, we recorded 34 crashes and lost 14 persons just within the Jos-hawan kibo-forest axis.

    “All these crashes happened when visibility was very poor, hence the need to have these buckets filled with sand and reflective tapes pasted on them to help drivers when driving at night,” he said.

    The zonal commanding officer appealed to drivers to desist from speeding and always move in accordance with the approved speed limit of their vehicles.

    Mrs Pat Emeordi, the corps Sector Commander in Plateau, said over 80 per cent crashes that occurred on that portion of the highway happened at night or in the early hours of the day.

    She said the initiative was part of the command’s 2017 “Ember Month” campaign geared toward safety on the highways during the festivities.

    “Most accidents in this axis take place at nights or in the early hours when the day is still dark.

    “The reflective tapes pasted on this buckets will go a long way in helping our drivers because they illuminate at night and so will aid visibility.

    “This initiative is part of our Ember Month campaign targeted at ensuring zero crashes on the highways,” Emeordi said.

    She said that similar device would be installed on other dangerous spots across various highways in the state.

  • Police personnel to participate in fitness exercise in Enugu

    Police personnel to participate in fitness exercise in Enugu

    Over 750 policemen and other personnel from sister security agencies and corporate bodies are to participate in the police routine monthly fitness exercise in Enugu.

    Officers and men of other security agencies invited to the exercise included: Nigeria Prisons Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC ), Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC ) and the National Drug Law enforcement Agency ( NDLEA ).

    The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in Enugu that the exercise would be the last for the year and that it would hold on Saturday.

    Amaraizu said the exercise, tagged: “Walk/Jog for Life’’, was meant to keep the police personnel and other security personnel in Enugu State “up and doing” in the discharge of their duties.

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    He also said this would also promote synergy and co-operation among security agencies and members of the public.

    “The fitness exercise will ensure agility for officers and men of the police, other sister agencies, the media, corporate organisations and other relevant stakeholders.

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    “The take-off point for the exercise is police headquarters, Enugu.

    “It is an engagement programme of police and its numerous public to unite us together as sports is a unifying factor.

    “It will also engender healthy life-style as well as for a safe and secure environment and state,’’ Amaraizu, who is also the sports officer of the Police Command, said.

    The Enugu State Police Command monthly exercise started in January 2013.

    NAN

  • Yuletide: NURTW urges members to drive with caution

    Yuletide: NURTW urges members to drive with caution

    Mr Garba Ladi, the Chairman, National Union of Road Transport Workers ( NURTW ),  Okene branch, Kogi has cautioned drivers against reckless driving during the yuletide to prevent accidents.

    The NURTW chairman gave the warning in an interview in Lokoja on Tuesday.

    Ladi warned drivers to avoid speeding and obey traffic laws before, during and after the yuletide.

    He also urged passengers to be alert always by ensuring they caution drivers when they violate traffic regulations.

    According to him, lives and properties of our members and passengers are more precious to the union and the nation, hence they need to work together to prevent accidents.

    “We should, therefore, not kill ourselves and others because of carelessness on the roads.

    “Our drivers must not be reckless behind the wheels and passengers must also caution drivers whenever they observe that drivers were becoming reckless on the roads for the benefit of all.

    “Safety is number one in our job. We can stop all preventable human and material losses on our roads.

    Read also: Yuletide: FG warns security agencies against traffic law violations

    “It is the union’s responsibility to sensitise its members on the need to shun reckless driving, obey traffic laws and traffic wardens in order to prevent motor accidents,’’ he said.

    The chairman, who also urged drivers to be patient on the road, cautioned against driving under the influence of alcohol.

    “Our members should shun hard drugs and all tendencies to be in haste or trying to intimidate and compete with other road users without regard to their safety,’’ he said.

    Ladi, however, urged the three tiers of government to improve on road infrastructure for the safety of the people.

    He also appealed to the Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC ) to be more visible on the roads and do more sensitisation on road safety.

    Commenting on the fuel scarcity, the union leader urged the Federal Government to put an end to it, with a view to reducing the hardship being faced by passengers and motorists presently.

    He appealed to all drivers to always check their tyres, engine oil and other necessary parts before embarking on any journey.

    The chairman wished all drivers and commuters the best of the season, urging Nigerians to drive with care.

    NAN

  • FRSC hails group for saving crash victims

    FRSC hails group for saving crash victims

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has praised a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Health Emergency Initiative (HEI), for saving over 200 accident victims in the last two years.

    During a five-kilometre walk, carnival and charity programme organised by HEI in Lagos, the state’s Sector Commander Hyginus Omeje said HEI saved the victims’ lives through prompt intervention and payment of hospital bills.

    Omeje, represented by Mrs Ololade Mala, Sector Assistant Route Commander, FRSC, said: “The HEI has done so well in saving the lives of accident victims through its quick intervention to them at all times.

    “An example is the recent crash at the Kara Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway; the organisation helped to make some payments to the state hospitals where they had already signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

    “This enabled the victims to receive prompt treatment to save their lives before their relatives were contacted.

    “This is in sync with part of the 2017 Strategic Goals of FRSC; the goal to improve enforcement and post crash care by reducing traffic crash by 15 per cent and fatality by 25 per cent.

    “The HEI has been doing tremendous work to ensure that the lives of indigent and vulnerable victims are not lost as a result of road crashes,” he said.

  • FRSC to deploy 200 officers in Bayelsa – Yuletide

    FRSC to deploy 200 officers in Bayelsa – Yuletide

    The Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC ), Bayelsa Sector Command on Wednesday, promised to deploy at least, 200 officers and 300 Special Marshals to various highways in the state to improve safety of life during the Yuletide season.

    The Sector Commander for the state, Mr Ikechukwu Igwe, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN ) in Yenagoa.

    ‘’We are going to deploy 200 personnel and 300 Special Marshals who will be on patrol at strategic corridors,’’ he said.

    Igwe said that the deployment of the personnel was also to ensure free flow of traffic, especially at the different identified flash points in the area.

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    He decried the rate of death arising from road crashes in the state and reiterated the corps’ commitment to safety on the road, during and after the yuletide season.
    “Our main focus is going to be on the highway, which is the east-west road that links Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta and other states across the country.

    “The FRSC is a partner in progress with other security agencies, including the Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC ), the Bayelsa Security Management Agency among others.

    ’’We are going to work with them in order to achieve the desired success. “Our emergency and medical team are available.

    “I urge motorists to drive according to traffic rules and regulations.

    ‘’They should avoid speeding, overloading, drink-driving and ensure that their vehicles are in good condition before driving them on the highways. “This year’s campaign is targeting operation zero crash,” he said.

    On safety awareness, Igwe said the corps had sustained its enlightenment campaign on tips to ensure safe driving culture and for the motorists to be safety conscious on the wheel.

    “Our campaign has gone to the grassroots; we have had series of sensitisation programmes with the Tricycle Operators and NURTW within and outside the state capital. I believe all the road users are going to cooperate with us during the season.”

  • FRSC recovers stolen vehicle

    Operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Monday, while patrolling Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, recovered a stolen vehicle, an ash colour Toyota Camry car, registered as KTU 765 DV.

    Ogun State Sector Commander Clement Oladele, who confirmed the incident, said a motorist, who was stopped by operatives, reported an accident at Ramona trailer park in Ogere and the team rushed there.

    He said on getting to the scene, the operatives saw the driver, who was the only occupant of the vehicle.

    Oladele said the operatives contacted Motor Traffic Division (MTD), Iperu to tow the car, but noticed inconsistency in the statement by the driver and they became suspicious.

    He said the team leader found a Union Bank teller in the car and wanted to call a number he saw inside it, but the driver resisted.

    “Eventually, the leader called the number and a woman who picked the call, said she is a naval officer. Her identity card was found inside the car.

    “The woman said the car belonged to her and that it was stolen this morning (Monday). She implored the FRSC operatives to apprehend the suspect and hand him over to the police, as she had reported the theft at Shogunle Police Station, Lagos,” Oladele said.

    He added that the suspect has been handed over to Iperu Police Station.