The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Zone 6 has deployed 2,474 personnel for ’ember’ month safety operations, Mr Henry Benamaisia, Asst. Corps Marshal Commanding Zone 6, Port Harcourt, has disclosed.
Speaking at a news briefing yesterday (Monday, December 16) in Port Harcourt, The Rivers State capital, Benamaisia said the move was part of efforts to curb road crashes during the festive season, adding that the zone had earlier kick-started a safety programme tagged: ‘Operation Zero Tolerance To Road Traffic Crashes’
The FRSC official said the programme was aimed at providing public enlightenment on road safety during the Christmas and New Year celebrations.
Benamaisia also said that 26 traffic control points and camps with zebra points and medical officials have been established at designated points in cities within the zone, comprising Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River and Akwa Ibom States, for emergency situations.
”The zone which comprises Rivers, Cross Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa has a total of 14,053km of road networks.
”We have positioned 2,474 route officers and 51 vehicles including two tow trucks and seven ambulances to check eventualities on these routes,” Benamaisa was quoted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as disclosing.
He said that personnel of the corps would come up against overloading, drunk driving, and other traffic offences, adding that penalties would be enforced by mobile courts.
Benamaisia urged members of the public to take advantage of emergency numbers to secure help when necessary
He listed the numbers as follows: Zonal Commander, 09139600600, Corps Commander Operations, 09139602536 and Sector Commander, Rivers, 09139600602.
