The Federal Road Safety Corps, Anambra State Command, has said it deployed 1,020 personnel for Eid-el-Kabir special patrol for safety of road users in the state.

The Sector Commander of the FRSC, Adeoye Irelewuyi, stated this on Saturday in Awka.

Recall that the federal government declared Monday, June 17 and Tuesday, June 18 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

Mr Irelewuyi said that the special patrol was to ensure that all road users within and traversing Anambra State travelled in safety and devoid of any traffic hindrances during the period.

He said that the command deployed personnel to man the identified troubled areas in the flash points of the state including Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, Old Awka-Onitsha Road as well as the Upper-Iweka Road.

According to him, personnel were also deployed in Aguata axis for vehicles moving towards Imo and other parts of the South-East.

He said, “There is an anticipated increase in traffic volume as a result of Muslims and Nigerians who may take advantage of this period to travel to celebrate with families and friends. The FRSC national headquarters has strengthened surveillance, effective patrol and adequate monitoring on the highways across the federation.

“There will be aggressive enforcement to check offences such as speeding, dangerous driving and overtaking, route and seat belt violations, use of phone while driving, overloading, loading trailers with passengers and illegal use of the spy number plates. All these interventions is to ensure that all road users within and traversing Anambra State travel in safety and devoid of any traffic hindrance during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.’’

Mr Irelewuyi said that operational vehicles and recovery vehicles had been deployed for prompt response to road traffic crashes and clearing of any form of obstructions on the road.

He urged motorists to be civil and consider other road users and cooperate with FRSC personnel to ensure free flow of traffic and reduction in crashes.

(NAN)