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Corps Marshal Mohammed Applauds FRSC Rescue Team For Recovering 8.6 Million From Crash Scene In Zaria
Joel Ajayi
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Shehu Mohammed has applauded the rescue team of the Corps who successfully recovered the sum of Eight Million, Six Hundred and Twenty Thousand naira only (8,620,000) during a rescue operation that was carried out at the scene of a road traffic crash in Kaduna State.
In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Assistant Corps Marshal Corps Public Education Officer
FRSC Headquarters Abuja, Olusegun Ogungbemide, stated that the road traffic crash occurred at Area G, Samaru along Zaria-Funtua road on the evening of 30th September 2024 at 1900HRS.
From the report of the rescue operations conducted, a Ford pickup belonging to the Nigerian Army with registration number FST 134FX was moving towards Funtua when a Toyota Corolla, red with registration number KTN 316 HK route Zaria whose driver was confirmed to be speeding against legal speed limit on that route, lost control and crashed onto the Ford Pick.
Initial investigation which revealed that the cause of the crash was speed violation also shows that 3 people were involved in the Crash. 2 of the victims sustained various degrees of injury, while the remaining victim was rescued without injury.
Meanwhile, the injured were rescued at Ahmadu Bello Teaching Hospital, Shika for immediate medical attention.
The Corps Marshal while identifying speed as as one of the major causes of fatalities and injuries in the country urged the motoring public to desist from violating the prescribed speed limit on all roads.
He further implored the operatives to always sustain the integrity that the Corps is known for and the legacy of its founding fathers.
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Minister of State Petroleum join forces with FRSC on Road Safety Campaign
Joel Ajayi
In what seems to be another milestone in inter-agency collaboration, the Federal Road Safety Corps and the Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Oil) have reached a compromise to begin a robust partnership, geared towards intensifying existing efforts embedded in the campaign for safer roads in Nigeria.
The partnership was birthed during the visit of the Corps Marshal FRSC, Shehu Mohammed, to the Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri in his office on Monday 14 October 2024.
In the course of the conversation that ensued, the Honourable Minister assured the Corps Marshal of his ministry’s readiness to partner with the Corps in the campaign for safer roads in Nigeria.
While congratulating the Corps Marshal on his well deserved appointment, the Minister expressed optimism that with the inauguration of the National Road Safety Advisory Council (NRSS), by the Vice President last week, stakeholders would work harmoniously to ensure safety on the nation’s highways. He commended the FRSC for its commitment to road safety as evidenced by the successes recorded in the areas of Road Transport Safety Standardization Scheme, Drivers certification and other public enlightenment programs that have led to drastic reduction in the rate of road traffic crashes.
The Minister however, expressed concerns with frequent cases of crashes involving petroleum tankers some of which resulted in fire incidents with great loses to lives and property. He further stressed that even as the Ministry would have preferred that the use of pipelines as veritable means of transporting the petroleum products, the current hazards as well as the cost implications involved in replacing the pipes have made that impracticable at the moment. He therefore solicited the support of the FRSC to properly streamline the activities of drivers at the depots with a view to ensuring that only tankers that meet the minimum safety standards load the petroleum products from such facilities.
The Minister expressed the willingness of the Ministry to support the FRSC with logistics and training to enhance the capacity and efficiency of its personnel in road traffic management.
Earlier in his remarks, the Corps Marshal commended the Minister for the positive reforms being embarked upon in petroleum industry in Nigeria by the current leadership. He noted the existing peace and harmony in the Niger Delta areas and requested for collaboration for sustained peace and development in the oil industry.
The Corps disclosed that as part of the FRSC’s commitment to safety in movement of petroleum products, personnel of the Corps are being deployed to major depots across the country to ensure compliance to safety rules and regulations with particular reference with the policy on safe to load. He requested the Minister to assist the Corps with some logistics including patrol vehicles and ambulance for enhanced road surveillance and prompt response to distress calls.
The meeting which had in attendance some Directors of the Ministry of petroleum also has some principal officers of the FRSC in attendance with both sides agreeing on the need to sustain the partnership for safety on the nation’s highways and stability in the transportation of the petroleum products.
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