The Federal Road Safety Corps, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) command says Okada, Keke and other vehicles killed 136 people in 759 road crashes between January and September this year.

Ogar Ochi, the FCT sector commander, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja.

“For us in the FCT, whatever we have put in place over the period has confirmed the fact that we are addressing the issues, and we are sure that we will get to the roots of the matter,” Mr Ochi stated. “In FCT, we recorded 759 road crashes between January and the end of September 2021. We lost 136 persons during the period. 457 out of the 759, were serious and 169 involved Okada and Keke riders.”

He added that statistics also showed that the number of persons involved in reckless driving, riding and use of roads “is within the bracket of the less educated.”

“That is why our emphasis is geared to educating the general public on the use of the roads,” the FRSC official added. “There is a need for every road user to know the highway code, rights and privileges of road users.”

Mr Ochi noted that some unrepentant offenders would know the right things to do but would still go ahead to violate the traffic rules.

“Enforcement must go on. We are collaborating with the NMA, the Judiciary and other agencies to ensure that the right things are done on the highways,” explained the sector commander. “To road users, please be conscious of your safety on the road; avoid using one-way. It is very risky and dangerous.”