The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said it would
deploy over 1,000 personnel to ensure free-flow of traffic during the 2017 yuletide in Anambra
State, reports ITRealms.
The corps’ Commander in the state, Sunday Ajayi, made this
known recently in Onitsha and said that the command was prepared to work with
other security agencies to increase enforcement during the period and has concluded plans to deploy some 1,000 personnel and 400 Special Marshals to various traffic flash-points.
“We are going to use road safety club members to assist in
traffic control in addition to personnel from the Red Cross, Operation Clean
and Healthy Anambra and the state’s Traffic Management Agency.
“We will be thick on the road. I urge motorists to exhibit
good attitudes, obey traffic rules and must be willing to assist others while
using the road. Besides ensuring hitch-free traffic during the period, our
target enforcement is on seat belt violation, use of phone while driving,
overload, speeding and one way drive, among others.
In addition, he said, FRSC presence will be at flash points
where they are expected have road blocks, including Tarzan junction, Onitsha;
old Onitsha-Awka road, Nnobi, Ekwulobia and Bridgehead.
The command, he also said, had commenced the removal of
broken-down vehicles and other obstructions causing encumbrances and deaths on
major highways in the state.
*Ozo Nweke Ozo with additional report from NAN/GEE
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