The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has felicitated with the Muslim faithful on the occasion of this year’s Eid El Kabir celebration, just as he urged motorists to take issues of safety during the celebration seriously.
The Corps Marshal stated this in his Sallah message on Monday, July 19, 2021, in which he assured members of the public that the ongoing FRSC’s special patrol across the country was intended to ensure safety, orderliness and discipline among road users before, during and after the celebration.
According to a statement issued by the Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem, Dr Oyeyemi, while felicitating with the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of the Sallah celebration, urged them to learn from the discipline and trustworthiness exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim, as observed through the sacrifices, by always showing discipline and consideration for other road users, to avoid road traffic crashes.
The Corps Marshal specifically reminded members of the public that as it had been the tradition of the FRSC during festive periods, adequate operational measures had been put in place across the country, including deployments of monitors from the National Headquarters of the Corps.
This, he added, was to create safer road environment for all road travelers towards safe and smooth celebration, saying that the special patrol teams had been given strict directives not to tolerate act of indiscipline by recalcitrant drivers.
Dr Oyeyemi also warned that appropriate sanctions would be applied against any violators of traffic rules and regulations during the special operations, to serve as a deterrence for others.
As part of the Corps’ commitment to keeping the roads safer during the celebration, the Corps Marshal had given directives to the teams to put special focus on certain identified offences, including wrongful overtaking, use of phone while driving, drivers’ licence violation, and lane indiscipline, while they would embark on prompt removal of rickety vehicles; obstructions from the road and sanctioning of drivers with expired/ worn-out tyres, as well as those that operate without spare tyre, among other offences.
The Corps Marshal enjoined members of the public to cooperate fully with the patrol teams and other volunteers that would be joining in the operations, stressing that they should not hesitate to report cases of road mishaps and other emergencies to the FRSC through the national emergency number: 122 or directly to the studios of the National Traffic Radio (NTR) through numbers 08056294021 or 08056295022 for prompt response.
Oyeyemi wishes all Nigerians happy and safe Sallah celebration.
