THE Federal Road Safety Corps impounded no fewer than 11,060 vehicles and booked 20,845 motorists for various traffic violations during its 2021 ‘Operation Zero Tolerance Special Patrol’ which commenced on December 15, 2021, and ended on January 15, 2022.
Providing an update on the operation at a press conferenc in Abuja on Thursday, the Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, attributed the crashes to speed violation, driving under influence of drugs and alcohol, continuous night journey leading to fatigue, dangerous driving, wrongful overtaking, worn out and expired tyres, and overloading.
“Also, a total of 20,845 offenders were apprehended and booked for violating 24,214 different traffic rules with 11,060 vehicles impounded and 9,787 confiscations recorded.”
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