As the year comes to an end, the Kwara State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Frederick Ade Ogidan, has appealed to motorists to
Speaking at the launch of this year’s ember months campaign and mega rally in Ilorin on Thursday, titled “Avoid Speeding, Overloading and Unsafe Tyres to Arrive Alive”, he disclosed that despite efforts of the safety corps “recklessness on the part of some motorists and unsafe night trips claimed over 30 lives within the first week of the last quarter of 2022.
He especially appealed to commercial drivers who carry the highest number of passengers involved in road traffic crashes to ensure they drive with valid driver’s license, change old plate numbers to new ones to ensure uniformity in the corps licensing scheme, avoid night travels and obey all traffic rules and regulations.
In his remark, the Zonal Commanding Officer, FRSC, Hyginus U Omeje, observed that the aerial night view of Ilorin, Kwara State capital, is not good enough, particularly when aircraft land at night in Ilorin.
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