The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed a total of 36,224 personnel and 1,226 patrol logistics for ease of vehicular movement during the Christmas and New Year celebrations across the country.

The FRSC Acting Corps Marshal, Dauda Biu, said this during a press briefing Monday in Abuja.

Biu said the FRSC had always ensured the safety of the lives and properties of all road users during the end-of-the-year celebrations.

He said the corps had maintained a culture of organising special patrol operations, code-named ‘Operation Zero Tolerance To Road Traffic Crashes’, over the years.

He stated further that the operation is strategically organised at the end of the year, in swift and passionate readiness to tackle the envisioned increase in vehicular traffic.

He added that the measure follows the series of activities that mark the yuletide.

Biu said the fundamental objective of the special patrol operations which commenced on 15 December is to terminate on 15 January 2023, is the enforcement of traffic laws and prompt response to Road Traffic Crashes victims.

This, he said, also included unhindered engagement in purposeful public education and enlightenment across the country.

“On this note, a total of 25,224 personnel in the category of 7,100 officers, 18,124 Marshals and over 11,000 Special Marshals have been deployed to cover all the identified areas across the country.” (NAN)