THE Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), hasbegan special patrol operations for the Eid-el-Kabir, deploying 36,000 personnel and 1,095 patrol logistics across the country.
The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, said this in a statement issued by the Corps Public Education Officer, (CPEO), Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide in Abuja.
Mohammed said that the deployment of personnel, patrol logistics and special patrol operations was pursuant to the declaration of Friday as the day of Eid-el-Kabir in Nigeria.
He said that no fewer than 36,000 of the FRSC regular, special marshals would be deployed.
“About 750 patrol vehicles, 120 ambulances, 25 tow truck and over 200 Bikes would be on the road during the special operation that would begin from Thursday to June 11.
Mohammed, who authorised the special operations revealed that the mission was to ensure free flow of traffic during and after the Sallah celebrations.
This, he said included providing prompt rescue services and timely clearance of obstructions on all major roads and critical corridors across the country before, during and after the festive period.
This, he added as well as minimising the occurrence of road traffic crashes on the nation’s highways through effective patrol operations and sustained public enlightenment campaigns.
