From Okwe Obi, Abuja
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has revealed that 23 people lost their lives, 137 injured in 43 road crashes during the Sallah celebration.
FRSC Corp Marshall, Shehu Mohammed, told journalists yesterday in Abuja, that the corps recorded 5,014 offenders, which is higher than that of 2023.
He said: “For the sake of clarity, let me provide you with clearer picture in terms of the basic data for the Sallah operations. In 2023, the Corps recorded 88 road traffic crashes, this number was reduced in 2024 to 43 representing 51% reduction.
“In addition, while the total number of people killed in 2023 was 38, people killed in the same period in 2024 reduced to 23, signifying a drop of 39%.
“In the same vein, in 2023, a total of 522 people were involved in the aforementioned crashes, while 322 got involved in 2024 representing 38% reduction.
“Meanwhile, on the number of people injured, the Corps recorded a total of 211 people rescued with injuries in 2023, this figure is against 137 recorded in 2024 representing 35% decrease; while in 2023, 273 victims were rescued without injuries, the figure reduced to 162 in 2024 representing 41% reduction.
“On offenders and offences, the Corps arrested 4116 offenders in 2023. This figure increased in 2024 to 5014 signifying an upward mobility of 22%. These offenders committed 4681 offences in 2023 while in the same period of 2024 they committed 5848 representing 25% increase.”
Mohammed said he was delighted that FRSC made tremendous progress in the actualisation of its corporate mandate.
According to him, even though reasonable progress had been recorded in crash reduction in Nigeria, “it is still unacceptable, the number of deaths and injuries we recorded during our last outing.
“This is why the Corps is unrelenting in effecting measures that would sternly stem crash and fatality rate in Nigeria, hence the imperatives of doubling our efforts in our future engagements.”
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