Skip to main content

Easter: FRSC deploys over 3,000 Marshals, sets up mobile courts

Easter: FRSC deploys over 3,000 Marshals, sets up mobile courts

Benue: FRSC Sector Commander warns personnel against bribery
By Marie-Therese Nanlong, Jos

Ahead of this year’s Easter celebration, the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Zone 4 Command comprising Plateau, Benue and Nasarawa States has called on all road users and transport fleet operators within the Zone to abide by traffic rules and regulations as well as the COVID-19 protocol during the Easter festive period or risk arrest and prosecution.

The Zonal Commanding Officer RS4, Assistant Corps Marshal Kayode OLAGUNJU, mni gave this warning in a release signed by the Acting Public Education Officer, Route Commander Olusegun Owoeye in Jos to herald the commencement in the Zone of the nationwide “EASTER SPECIAL PATROL OPERATION” with the aim of ensuring sanity and prevention of deaths and injuries on the road during the festive period.

ALSO READ: N544m Grass-cutting fraud: EFCC presents third witness against Babachir Lawal

The statement noted “The Command is poised to reduce road traffic crashes and fatalities as we celebrate Easter. The Zonal Commander has directed strict enforcement of traffic laws which include setting up Mobile Courts to try erring traffic offenders. The Commands are to promptly remove broken down vehicles and other forms of obstructions on the highways as well as ensure free flow of traffic through strategic traffic control and management. They are to also embark on massive education of motorists and other road users during the period slated between 31 March and 7 April 2021.”

The focus of the Operation includes tackling speeding and dangerous driving, overtaking violation, lane indiscipline, route violation, road obstructions, use of phone while driving, overloading, seat belt/child restraint use violations, passengers manifest violation, operation of mechanical deficient and rickety vehicles, latching and twist-locks violation, illegal use of the SPY Number Plates, driving under influence of alcohol and other intoxicants as well as non-adherence to the COVID-19 protocols among others.

ALSO READ: Babangida’s purported suspension from PDP: National body wades in

However, a total number of 3, 077 personnel comprising of 1,969 Regular and 1,108 Special Marshals are to be engaged in Traffic Management, Rescue Services, Public Education and Enforcement during the period and all operational vehicles and other logistics shall be fully deployed for maximum impacts. Mobile Courts will also be set up along major corridors in the Zone to try erring drivers and other road users.

All arrested violators will be arraigned before the Magistrates and they stand the risks of fines payment ranging between N2,000 and N50,000 depending on the nature of the offences and/or imprisonment terms ranging between two and six months as may be decided by the mobile courts.

Vanguard News Nigeria

The post Easter: FRSC deploys over 3,000 Marshals, sets up mobile courts appeared first on Vanguard News.


by Temisan Amoye via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/3wiZHog Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Happy Workers’ Day!!!from all of us at Coronation Merchant Bank

Today, we celebrate all our health care workers that are on call, working long hours and tirelessly trying to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic. Without them, the country would be overwhelmed by the Coronavirus pandemic but they are risking everything to make sure we conquer the virus. Aside from being a day to celebrate workers, “Mayday” is also a distress call. Hence, we are calling on all Nigerians to mask up and stay home as much as they can so that the efforts of our health care workers will not be in vain. Happy Workers’ Day from all of us at Coronation Merchant Bank The post Happy Workers’ Day!!!from all of us at Coronation Merchant Bank appeared first on Vanguard News . by sunday via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2VQxs07 Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia
Post a Comment
Read more

Buhari reappoints Runsewe, others

 By Osa Amadi President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Otunba Segun Runsewe as Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture for another term of four years to continue the deepening of Nigeria’s cultural economy. The appointment was announced on April 30, 2021, by Garba Shehu, President Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and publicity. Others who were also reappointed were Mr Folorunso Coker, Director-General, Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation, and Alhaji Adedayo Thomas, Executive Director National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB). The President also approved the appointment of Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed as the Chief Executive Officer /Artistic Director of the National Troupe of Nigeria. Alhaji Ahmed was until his appointment, Director of Culture in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Bauchi State. Vanguard News Nigeria The post Buhari reappoints Runsewe, others appeared first on Vanguard News . by Lawal Sherifat via Vanguard News https:/...
Post a Comment
Read more

CBN depreciates naira to N410.25 in I&E window

CBN By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Central Bank of Nigeria depreciated the naira yesterday by N16.25 kobo depreciated in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window. This represents the third and  biggest daily depreciation of the naira since 2017. Recall, the indicative exchange rate for the window jumped to N374 per dollar at the close of business from N368.33 per dollar on 11th of March 2020, translating to N5.67 depreciation for the naira. READ ALSO: ASUU strike cripples economies of university communities in 2020 Similarly,  last month,  CBN depreciated the naira  by N7.75 in the window, as the FMDQ platform, showed that the I&E window rose to N393/$ at the close of business from N385.5/$  November 24 2020. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for the window rose to N410.25 per dollar from N394 per dollar on Wednesday, indicating N16.25 kobo depreciation of the naira. However, the volume of dollars (turnover) traded in the win...
Post a Comment
Read more