FRSC Takes Action Against Traffic Violations, Enhances Road Monitoring
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Malam Shehu Mohammed, again has giving a warning to all truck and trailer drivers to desist from loading humans on top of goods especially during this Eid-El-Kabir celebration across the country as the act is a danger to such humans and other road users during a Corps traffic monitoring of the Sallah travels on Saturday in Abuja .
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the Corps Marshal had impounded a vehicle loaded with goods and human beings on top at Zuba, Abuja and the FRSC boss directed that all of the passengers seated on top of the goods should be dropped from the vehicle and the vehicle was impounded.
Moreover, he observed that in spite of warnings and enforcement from the Corps to drivers and motorists, violations of traffic rules persist in the country as he further emphasized that the respect for traffic rules and regulations would ensure safer highways and free flow of traffic.
He said “I am here with my very senior officers to support our men on patrol so that we can see, we can hear, we can feel what they used to feel while on patrol.We observed that especially in Zuba, Abuja, there is still overloading issue. We saw that drivers are still carrying two passengers in the front seat and four at the back seat.
“We also saw some drivers are overloading their vehicles with humans and goods and we kick against this.
“We are going to engage all their leaders and ensure this is totally address and curb to the barest minimum.
“This ugly trend is not good for the image of the Federal Territory (FCT, the country as a whole and it is not good for the image of the FRSC as well.” He said.
Furthermore, He said that the corps had deployed necessary logistics to increase visibility and monitoring of the environment adding that all zebra points and road side clinics were equally opened 24/7 across the country and assured the motoring public and all Nigerians of the collective resolved and commitment of the corps to continue to create a safe motoring environment for all and urged Nigerians to drive alive to stay alive adding that only the living celebrate live to celebrate
