The Federal Road Safety Corps in Lagos State said on Friday that 101 persons died while 625 sustained varying degrees of injury in road crashes in the state between January and August, 2021.
The Lagos Sector Commander, Mr Olusegun Ogungbemile, disclosed this during the 2021 Ember Month Safety Campaign Flag-Off tagged, “Maintain Safe Speed, Avoid Night Driving and Enjoy Quality Road Experience’ and organised by Badagry Command of the corps. Ogungbemile explained that 15,000 traffic offenders were arrested for various offences while 432 were arrested for driving without valid driving licences during the period, adding that all the affected vehicles had been impounded.
On the Ember campaign, he said crashes were caused due to disobedience to traffic rules and regulations by road users, theHe said, “The Ember months flag-off is to re-awake the minds of various Stakeholders, drivers and all road users to the challenge of ensuring road traffic crash free. We will continue to build programmes within the primary theme of this year’s campaign and continue to meet the risk factors with adequate interventions.
Taiwo said that the major road crashes usually recorded were due to unplanned journey and night driving.
With to many bad roads in the country also contributing to the causes of the road crashes
Shehu Sani , power rotation is too late now, Nigerians are protesting for referendum.Let us decide if we want to be in Nigeria or not. If u claim to be a good man,a genuine peace maker Mr.Sani ,advice Nigeria govt for referendum.That will be a breakthrough to peace.
101 died ,FRSC. Including citizens murdered on the same road by Nigeria army killers n police with bullets. All of them is 101 died. It is govt lies to hide those nigeria security men killed. We are watching all of u,those in Lagos-Onicha road.
And you guys are busy collecting bribes from motorists daily
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