FRSC deploys human, materials property for Yuletide operations in Kaduna

The Federal Highway Security Corps (FRSC) says it has deployed no fewer than 1,769 personnel and different operational property to make sure hitch-free Christmas and New Yr festivities in Kaduna State.

The Performing Sector Commander, Garba Lawal, made the disclosure in a press release issued on Saturday in Kaduna.

Mr Lawal mentioned the 1,769 personnel deployed are made up of 290 Officers, 979 Marshals and 500 Particular Marshals.

In keeping with him, the measure is to make sure sanity on Kaduna highways, particularly throughout this Yuletide celebration and the electioneering marketing campaign.

“As well as, 5 energy bikes, one fireplace truck, two tow vans, 10 ambulances; two from the Kaduna State Authorities to spice up the logistics help of the Corps, gear resembling extricating machines, visitors cones, physique cameras, radar gun, breathalysers and patrolites have been deployed.”

He defined that these shall be distributed alongside designated routes as a part of measures in direction of making certain hitch-free Yuletide between December 20 to January 15, 2023.

Mr Lawal mentioned this train is pursuant to the corps 2022 Company Strategic Objectives of 15 per cent discount in Highway Visitors Crash Fatality.

“These are designed to deal with the perennial rise in vehicular motion and the violation of visitors guidelines and rules, particularly throughout festive season.

“We’ll frown towards over rushing, overloading, evening journeys, tyre violation, Impatience, fatigue, use of seat belts, use of cellphone, little one restraint, conveyance of unlatched containers and mechanical defects.

“Consequent upon this, we are going to perform large deployment of personnel and logistics alongside important flash factors and highway diversions resembling Olam Farm, Doka, Kakau and Jere alongside Kaduna-Abuja freeway,” he mentioned.

He said that the train can even witness the setting of visitors management and rescue camps, particularly at Rigachikun, Kwanan Farakwai and Durbin Rauga by officers and males of the command.

He added that 14 Unit Instructions, 7 outposts, 13 station Workplaces and 10 Ambulance service factors are absolutely activated alongside six main roads .

“The roads included Kaduna-Abuja, Kaduna-Zaria, Zaria-Kano, Kaduna-Birnin Gwari and Kaduna-Kachia, Kachia-Barde Forest, Akwanga-Gwantu highways as components of measures to mitigate speed-related crashes through the festive season.

The Highway Security chief reminded the motoring and common public that the 2022 finish of 12 months patrol theme nonetheless stays – “Keep away from rushing, overloading and unsafe tyres to reach alive”.

“We name for everybody’s help so as to scale back crashes on our roads,” he mentioned.

He urged the motoring public to be careful for diversions and black spots alongside Abuja-Kaduna-Kano highways particularly locations like Olam Farm, Kakau, Katari, Jere, Audu Jangwam, Kwanan Tsintsiya, Lamban Zango.

Mr Lawal warned motorists to make sure strict compliance with visitors guidelines and rules whereas sustaining common car upkeep, sound state of well being and thoughts, as a result of solely the residing can have a good time.

“The  command needs motorists and commuters a hitch-free celebration and a affluent New Yr,” Mr Lawal mentioned. 

(NAN)