Federal Road Safety Corps

Tipper Crushes Father Of 30 Children To Death In Kogi – FRSC

Tipper Crushes Father Of 30 Children To Death In Kogi – FRSC

August 2, 2022 6:31 am

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said a father of 30 children was killed on Monday when a tipper rammed his motorcycle in Kogi.

This was announced in Lokoja by Corps Commander Stephen Dawulung, the Kogi FRSC Sector Commander.

The tipper truck struck and killed the guy, 60-year-old commercial motorcycle Abdulsalam Ibrahim, along with his passenger at Lokoja’s Ganaja Junction.

‘The incident was tragic and very unfortunate,’ he said.

He regretted that the accident cut short the life of the bread-winner of 30 children.

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‘The accident was a case of hit and …

Agony As Auto Crash Kills Seven, Injures Five In Kogi

Agony As Auto Crash Kills Seven, Injures Five In Kogi

June 18, 2022 6:46 am

The Kogi State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps on Saturday confirmed the death of seven people while five persons were injured when two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision along the Lokoja-Abuja Expressway.

The Kogi Sector Commander of FRSC, Stephen Dawulung, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Lokoja.

According to the FRSC commander, the incident occurred on Friday, when a Toyota Hiace bus had a head-on collision with a DAF Articulated Vehicle at Akpanya, near Koton Karfe, on Abuja-Lokoja Road.

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‘When the two vehicles collided, seven persons …

FRSC dismisses eight personnel, gives reasons (1)

FRSC Dismisses Eight Personnel, Gives Reasons

September 5, 2020 8:43 am

The board of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has granted approval for the dismissal of 8 erring officers of the Corps in accordance with the provisions of its regulation on discipline.

The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), ACM Bisi Kazeem, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Abuja.

Kazeem said that the dismissal was part of the efforts made to rid the FRSC of undisciplined and corrupt elements.

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He also explained that the officers had been found culpable of offences ranging from

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25 VIOs, FRSC Officials Arrested In Lagos Over Fraud

August 28, 2020 5:45 am

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested 25 Lagos Vehicles Inspection Officers and Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, officers over drivers’ license fraud in the State.

The ICPC made the arrest in collaboration with the  Department of State Services (DSS) and FRSC.

Also arrested were some officers of the Motor Vehicle Licensing Authority (MVLA) and other persons in connection with drivers’ license and vehicle particulars fraud in Lagos State.

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According to the ICPC, the operation was carried out in Ikeja, Somolu, Eti-Osa, and Anthony Drivers’ License …

FRSC Cautions Truck Drivers, Motorists Against Recklessness

FRSC Cautions Truck Drivers, Motorists Against Recklessness

June 14, 2020 4:31 am
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC has again cautioned drivers of container-laden trucks and other motorists against recklessness on the highways to avoid unnecessary loss of lives and property.

The Sango-Ota Unit Commander of FRSC, Mr Akeem Ganiyu, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ota, Ogun.

Ganiyu spoke against the backdrop of recent accident at Sango- Ota Toll- Gate involving a container marked EKY 21 YA and a tanker with registration number SMK 279 XU, that emptied its contents on the road.

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6 Die As Container Falls On Vehicles In Anambra

6 Die As Container Falls On Vehicles In Anambra

June 10, 2020 7:51 am
The Anambra State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Andrew Kumapayi, on Tuesday confirmed the death of six persons as a container fell on vehicles along Awka-Onitsha expressway.

Kumapayi, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka, said the brakes of a trailer carrying a 20ft container failed, and the driver lost control of the vehicle, which fell on six others.

The commander said the accident occurred at about 10:46 a.m. at TRACAS bus stop.

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“The fatal multiple road traffic crash involved a …

FRSC Warns Drivers Against Using Earpiece

FRSC Warns Drivers Against Using Earpiece

March 15, 2020 2:54 pm

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ikeja Unit Command, on Sunday warned Nigerians against the use of earpiece while driving.

The Assistant Route Commander, Mr Olukayode Ayoola, who gave the warning in Lagos, said that use of earpiece by drivers had caused countless accidents.
Ayoola wad sensitising some Christians to road safety rules at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Court of His Majesty, Abesan, Ipaja, Lagos.
He said that accidents had occurred due to the use of earpiece because drivers did not hear necessary caution horning.

According to him, 90 per cent of road crashes are due to …

FRSC

FRSC Records 1,083 Road Crashes Involving Trailers

February 27, 2020 1:52 pm
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says a total of 1,086 road crashes involving tankers and trailers were recorded across the country in 2019.

The Corp Marshal, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, made the disclosure while presenting a paper titled Improving Road Safety in Haulage Operations Through Truck Transit Scheme (TTC), on Thursday in Kaduna.

The corps marshal spoke at a sensitisation programme on trucks transit parks, organised by the FRSC and Nigerian Shippers Council, with the theme: ‘Truck Transit Park: A Panacea for Crash-free Haulage operations in Nigeria’.

The corps marshal, who was represented by ACM Victor Nwokolo, said 722 trailers …

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