Operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos state command, weekend deployed over one thousand five hundred and fifty personnel marshals and Special Marshals where forty patrol vehicles, eight power bikes, four ambulances, four private-owned tow trucks, to monitor all roads during the Eid-El-Kabir celebrations in the state.
This was contained in a statement made by the Sector Public Education Officer of the command, a Superintendent Route Commander, Olabisi Sonusi, who said the Lagos state Sector Commander, Corps Commander Babatunde Farinloye, deployed personnel for traffic control at strategic locations within the metropolis during the Eid-El-Kabir celebrations.
She said the sector commander admonished the motorists to obey traffic rules and regulations and avoid infractions that can lead to road taffic crash and obstruction of traffic flow.
“He admonished motorists to carry out the necessary maintenance of their vehicles to avoid breakdown. He also emphasised the need for lane discipline on the expressway, especially on Lagos – Ibadan expressway, where construction work is still ongoing”
“To ensure free flow of traffic during this festivity period, the FRSC Lagos state command will continue to sensitise motorists and step up its early morning safety cry at motor parks and other designated places,” Olabisi said.
