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THE Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has deployed 581 personnel, ambulances and patrol vehicles for the Eid-el-Kabir pecial operation in Jigawa.
The operation aimed at ensuring safe and hitch-free celebrations across the state.
This is contained in a statement by Yahaya Ibrahim, spokesman of the corps, on Sunday in Dutse.
He said the deployment comprised 461 regular personnel, 120 special marshals, eight patrol vehicles and four ambulances, to strategic locations for effective monitoring and rescue services.
Ibrahim said the operation would run from May 25 to May 31, to address increase in human and vehicular movement during the Eid celebrations.
He said the operation is designed to ensure safe road use, reduce crashes and ease traffic flow on major highways.
The spokesman said the corps had intensified public enlightenment campaigns and traffic regulations enforcement, to promote responsible driving among motorists and other road users.
“The operation is focused on reduction in Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) on highways and major roads in the state,” he said.
He said the corps would embark on aggressive enforcement and mobile court operations against traffic offences such as speeding, dangerous driving and overtaking, lane indiscipline, route violations, overloading, use of phones while driving and underage driving.
“Other offences include seatbelt and child restraint violations, passenger manifest offences, operation of mechanically deficient vehicles, loading of trailer with passengers and illegal use of spy number plates,” he said.
While urging motorists and road users to obey traffic rules, to ensure a peaceful and accident-free celebration, Ibrahim assured of the corps commitment to ensuring free flow of traffic, safety of lives and property. (NAN)
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