The Lagos Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says that the organization is deploying 3,500 personnel comprising both Regular and Special Marshals to carry out robust patrol during the Easter festival.
Also, a total of 45 Patrol Vehicles, three Ambulances, 11 Power Bikes, and three Heavy-Duty Tow Trucks were deployed to all major corridors in the Lagos metropolis for safety during the Easter Celebration.
The Sector Commander, Corps Commander Babatunde Farinloye, stated this in a statement signed by the Sector Public Education Officer Superintendent Route Commander Olabisi Sonusi in Lagos on Thursday.
According to the Corps Commander Babatunde Farinloye stated that personnel will be deployed mostly to Lagos-Ibadan, Lekki-Epe, Lagos-Abeokuta, Oshodi-Apapa and Lagos-Badagry Corridors.
Additionally, the personnel will ensure the free flow of traffic, check speed violations, dangerous driving, use of phones while driving, overloading, and other life-threatening infractions, and also attend promptly to emergencies.
Other offences like failure to carry passengers’ manifest for commercial drivers, refusal to use seat belts, and use of worn-out or expired tyres will not be overlooked as well.
He stated that the Command will carry out aggressive public enlightenment at major motor parks and worship centres, while Regular and Special Marshals would be on the road for “traffic calming and control” during the period.
He added that the Corps will be working with the Nigeria Police, National Emergency Agency (NEMA), Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) LASTMA in case of any emergency.
He, however, expressed optimism that motorists will cooperate with traffic managers on the roads to reduce crashes to the barest minimum.
He admonished the motoring public to make use of the FRSC toll-free number 122 in case of emergencies during the course of their journeys.
