The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has begun a Special Intervention Patrol (SIP) for the Jebba-Bode Saadu-Olooru road axis in Kwara.
The SIP is targeted at halting increasing crashes and fatalities along the route.
The zonal commanding officer RS8 of the FRSC, Amauche Nwaka, recalled that the FRSC was established to eradicate Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) and to check preventable deaths and injuries occasioned by accidents on Nigerian roads
Nwaka described as worrisome the high fatality being recorded on the Jebba-Bode Saadu-Olooru axis.
“A total number of 23 road traffic crashes have been recorded between January and February 9, in which 14 were serious, nine were fatal and sadly 32 lives were lost. This special intervention patrol is a collective effort both from the FRSC, sister agencies and our stakeholders because road safety is everyone’s business,” said.
She assured motorists and stakeholders that the corps would mobilise resources towards curbing incessant crashes and associated fatalities along the route through adequate enlightenment and traffic count during the special patrol.
The Kwara sector commander, Jonathan Owoade, had earlier said that the high incidence of crashes along the Jebba-Bode Saadu-Oloru axis were unacceptable.
“The Jebba-Bode Saadu-Oloru road happens to be where the highest number of crashes occur in the state and we are worried about the safety of lives and properties in this area.
“We are here to brainstorm and carry out enforcement strategies to reduce these menace, and all hands must be on deck to put road traffic crashes to a very minimal point,” he said.
The unit commander of Bode Saadu, Edward Esebonu, presented the statistics of crashes along the Jebba-Bode Saadu-Oloru route from January to November 2019.
Esebonu said that 149 crashes were recorded and out of the 1,532 persons involved 759 were injured and 162 deaths were recorded.
“Sadly, only between January and February 9 this year, we have recorded 23 crashes and 14 were serious, nine fatal and 32 deaths.
The director of personnel management, Moro local government council, Amuda Musbau, said the government was ready to cooperate with the FRSC to reduce crashes on the road.
