FRSC deploys 1,283 personnel for Yuletide in Kano

The Federal Highway Security Corps (FRSC) says it has deployed 1,283 common and particular marshals throughout Kano State to make sure free vehicular site visitors throughout and after the Yuletide.

A press release issued by the state Sector Commander, Zubairu Mato, in Kano on Tuesday, stated 21 patrol automobiles, 5 ambulances and one heavy responsibility truck for particular operations have been additionally deployed from December 15 to January 15, 2023.

“All essential preparations had been made on aggressive particular patrol operations in the direction of making certain crash-free and clean site visitors circulate throughout the Yuletide interval and past.

“The FRSC personnel have been deployed alongside the main routes that hyperlink Kano to different neighbouring States, with a lot emphasis on the Kano-Wudil-Dutse hall, Kano-Zaria hall.

“Kano-Bichi-Katsina hall, Kano-Tudun Wada-Jos hall, Kano-Gwarzo-Dayi hall and Kano-Daura highway with a view to checkmate the excesses of motorists and different highway customers to make sure that no life is misplaced as a consequence of Highway Site visitors Crash (RTC) inside the interval and past.

“We now have deployed standby (Highway Site visitors Crash) RTC rescue groups for emergency providers, heavy responsibility tow truck for immediate removing of obstructions alongside the highways and manage cellular courts sittings at crucial places alongside the routes to arraign erring site visitors violators for quick dispensation of justice.

“The roadside clinic situated at Chiromawa will deal with Highway Site visitors Crash victims for immediate consideration alongside Kano-Zaria highway 24hrs,” Mr Mato stated.

He famous that anybody discovered committing site visitors infractions can be sanctioned.

He listed infractions to incorporate overloading violation, pace violation/failure to put in pace limiting gadgets on business automobiles, driving with expired or worn-out tires, use of mobile phone whereas driving, route violation, driver’s licence violation, underneath age driving, driving drunk or medicine.

The sector commander suggested motorists and different highway customers within the State to obey site visitors guidelines and laws, and drive with care, and requested the general public to report highway site visitors crashes and obstructions to the closest FRSC unit.

“As this 12 months’s Yuletide coincides with political marketing campaign actions, the command calls on these concerned in political marketing campaign rallies to at all times drive rigorously.

“Marketing campaign rally organisers ought to at all times discuss to their members concerned within the motorcades to be highway security aware, as solely the dwelling and wholesome ones will have a good time the election victories,” Mr Mato stated.

Whereas wishing Christians within the state a cheerful celebration, the sector commander prayed the command would obtain a zero-death goal throughout the Yuletide and past.

(NAN)