The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has deployed 1,102 operational vehicles to ensure hitch-free movements of citizens during the yuletide.

Olusegun Ogungbemide, the corps public education officer, said on Monday that the FRSC has also deployed its personnel, including the special marshals, to the highways.

“These logistics include the deployment of 157 administrative vehicles, 754 patrol vehicles, 143 ambulances, and 48 tow trucks, which brings the total to 1,102 operational vehicles,” he said.

Ogungbemide quoted Shehu Mohammed, FRSC corps marshal, to have said that the mobilisation is aimed at curtailing excessive speed, overloading, dangerous driving and overtaking, lane indiscipline, and other traffic offences.

 

He urged members of the public to download the FRSC mobile application for real-time traffic reporting and updates, adding that they can also utilise the corps’ social media handles —facebook.com//frscnigeria,Instagram.com//frscnigeria, twitter.com//frscnigeria — in case of emergency.

“The directive also mandates the commanding officers to ensure effective collaboration with military units, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC),” Ogungbemide said.

“We also have collaboration with the Directorate of State Services (DSS), NGO Ambulance Service Providers, National Network on Emergency Road Services (NNERS), and the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), among others.

 

“The operatives will be charged with the responsibility of identifying alternative routes to assist motorists during gridlocks and giving notification of traffic-distressed areas for intervention.

“The public can also call the 122 toll-free number as well as the National Traffic Radio live lines: 08052997848 and 09139600107, which are available means to reach FRSC to report traffic situations anywhere in the country.

“The public can also reach the situation room at 07054005754 and 07054005712, respectively.”