The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has deployed 2500 regular and special marshals for traffic management in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) during the Yuletide.
The FCT Sector Commander, Mr Muta’a Chorrie, who stated this on Thursday while monitoring the special patrol along Dutse-Bwari-Kaduna, said the FRSC has also activated special patrols across the territory.
Chorrie said a 24-hour emergency centre has also been set up along the Zuba-Giri-Gwagwalada-Lokoja Highway, while adequate personnel have been deployed to all four entry and exit routes into the FCT to improve the free flow of traffic.
The sector commander asked leaders of road transport unions for support to ensure zero traffic accidents in the territory.
He added that overloading, using phones while driving, speeding and dangerous driving are the main causes of road accidents that drivers must avoid.
Chorrie equally admonished commercial drivers against intake of alcohol and illicit drugs and to always respect the rights of other road users.
“I urge you all to obey all traffic rules and avoid crashes,” he said, adding that more sensitization campaigns would be conducted in major motor parks and religious and recreational centres on road safety culture.
