The Federal Road Safety Corps has deployed road marshals with about 750 patrol vehicles, 120 ambulances, 25 tow trucks and 200 bikes for nationwide special operations during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.
Biu said that the corridors to be covered included Akwanga-Lafiya-Makurdi, Jos-Bauchi-Gombe, Sokoto-Tambuwal-Jega-Birnin Kebbi, Katsina-Kano-Wudil-Dutse-Azare-Potiskum and Kaduna-Saminaka-Jos.
He said that the corps had deployed operational equipment such as radar guns and breathalysers to put checks on drunk driving, wrongful overtaking, use of phones while driving, driver’s licence violations, lane discipline, driving with expired or worn-out tyres and without a spare tyre. The corps marshal urged motorists to obey all traffic rules and regulations and cooperate fully with the FRSC and other law enforcement agencies that would be deployed for traffic management duties.
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