Eid-el-Kabir: FRSC deploys 3, 500 personnel, 45 patrol vehicles in Lagos

The Lagos command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed 3,500 personnel and 45 patrol vehicles for the safety of residents during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

Patrick Davou, the sector commander, said the agency also deployed three ambulances, 11 power bikes, and three heavy-duty towing trucks.

“The Lagos command has commenced the deployment of 3,500 personnel, 45 patrol vehicles, three ambulances, 11 power bikes, three heavy-duty towing trucks, and others,” Davou said.

“We hope that with this deployment in Lagos and others done nationwide, at the end of the Sallah celebration, we will record no deaths in the country.

“All FRSC men will be working 24/7 to ensure the safety of the motoring public during the celebration.”

Davou said the FRSC recently flagged off an inter-agency joint task force to enforce compliance on Lagos roads due to recent developments in using trailers and trucks to convey human beings, night trips, and speed violations.

“The corps, in collaboration with the Beer Sectorial Group, made available adequate breathalyzers and deployed to motor parks and highways to check drivers who control the wheel under the influence of alcohol,” he said.

“The menace of drivers that convey human beings, goods, and animals at the same time has led to the flag-off of the inter-agency Joint Task Force to enforce compliance, and they have successfully arrested 222 trailers loaded with 3,169 passengers hanging on top of goods and animals.

“Drivers should imbibe a culture of courtesy, civility, and consideration for other road users; they should do the right thing at the right time.

“I wish to call on the motoring public, especially commuters, to know that the corps cannot achieve crash-free celebration unless they play their part in checking the excesses of these drivers anytime they transit from one destination to another.”