Mr Utten Boyi, the Borno State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), says from January this year to date, 35 people died while
Making the revelation on Tuesday in Maiduguri at the beginning of the ember months campaign, Boyi explained that the event was organised by the FRSC in collaboration with National Emergency Management Agency to sensitize motorists to be cautious while on the highways to minimise loss of lives and property through accident.
According to him, the accidents are caused largely by speeding, overloading and wrong overtaking, saying that the ember months campaign provided another opportunity to sensitise and appeal to drivers to adopt defensive driving techniques while plying the roads, particularly in this period. He said that the theme for this year’s campaign, “Avoid speeding, over loading and unsafe tyres to arrive alive”, noted that speeding and tyre burst had been identified as some of the causes of crashes in the country’s highways.
Mr Rotimi Adeleye, the Zonal Commander of RS12HQ Bauchi, noted that ember months campaign was a period set aside annually by the FRSC to educate and sensitize motorists and the general public on the need to be cautious with road traffic in order to ensure safety of lives and properties at all times.