Its Sector Commander, Mr Hafiz Mohammed, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna on Saturday that the command “is disturbed by the spate of traffic rules violation among motorists in the state.“With resultant crashes, we initiated Special Intervention Patrols which resulted in the prosecution of 2,362 traffic offenders for violating 2,630 traffic-related offences within four weeks ,’’ he said.
He said the infractions often led to deaths or life-threatening injuries with negative impact on human and material resources.He expressed regret at the spiral effect of road crashes on the state’s socio-economic growth, saying that victims of road crashes were often found within the productive age categories of 17 and 45 years.
Mohammed identified the following seven traffic-related offences as the more prevalent within the period under review, seat belt violation, number plate violation, use of expired/worn-out tyres , speed limit device violation, and caution sign violation.Others are vehicle windshield violation and fire extinguisher violation. Mohammed said the special intervention patrols formed part of strategies put in place by the command to reduce road crashes in the state.