The Kwara Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed 950 personnel, including Officers and Marshals, to cover end-of-year special patrol operations.

Those deployed include 350 special marshals, 120 first responders, 40 patrol vehicles, two power bikes, four ambulances, four private tow trucks and a 70-ton tow truck.

The command spokesperson, Busari Basambo, said the end-of-the-year special patrol operations, tagged “Operations Zero Tolerance to Road Traffic Crashes”, will begin from December 15 to January 15.

“The special patrol is to serve as a deliberate intervention towards the reduction of road traffic fatalities and injuries through the removal of obstructions and prompt rescue of road crash victims, amongst others.

“The special operations are necessitated by the attendant increase in movement of vehicles across road corridors in Kwara, especially during Christmas and New Year festivities,” he said.

Mr Basambo stated that the Kwara sector commander, Stephen Dawulung, also deployed personnel for traffic control at strategic locations within the Ilorin metropolis and major cities in the state during and after the period.

The sector commander admonished motorists to obey traffic rules and regulations and avoid excessive speeding, overloading, obstruction, use of telephones while driving and passenger manifest violation.

Mr Dawulung also emphasised the need for drivers to avoid night journeys and take adequate rest of 30 minutes after every four hours drive.

He further said the FRSC had organised public enlightenment campaigns, mega rallies in all interstate motor parks, and early morning advocacy at places of worship and market areas.

“The command will also carry out special traffic control operations to ease road congestion in three other traffic control camps established at Bode Saadu, Jebba and Olooru to ease traffic,” he said.

(NAN)