The Delta State Command of the Federal Highway Security Corps, FRSC, in compliance with the Corps Marshal’s directive to stem highway visitors crashes, on Friday, arrested a complete of 31 visitors violators over 42 offences.
The operation, led by the Sector Commander, FRSC Delta State Command, Udeme Bassey Eshiet, was carried out alongside the Asaba-Benin and Asaba-Onitsha freeway.
He disclosed that the Sector Commander’s Particular Intervention Patrol alongside Asaba-Benin and Asaba-Onitsha freeway collaborated with armed policemen from the state police command.
“It was the first Sector Commander’s Particular Intervention Month-to-month Inter-Company Patrol Christened, “Operation Crash Adverse Highway Use Behaviors,” in Asaba Delta State.
“A complete of 31 visitors violators have been arrested, for a complete of 42 offences and booked. Eight automobiles have been booked for not putting in pace limiting machine (SLD) to manage their pace, which is likely one of the main causes of RTC in Delta. On the state highways, one car for overloading, one car booked for projected load in extra of prescribed restrict (PLE) whereas one mini truck carrying items and passengers was additionally arrested.
“Highlights of the operations embody operation past the highway the place the blood strain, sugar stage and different very important indicators of arrested motorists have been checked. Offenders handed by means of public enlightenment earlier than cost. Enforcement was with officers of the NPF,” he mentioned.
Eshiet emphasised that the train was in a position to reawaken highway security consciousness in motorists alongside Asaba-Benin freeway, including regretably that many overloaded automobiles handed by means of the city to evade arrest.
“I due to this fact urge all highway customers to reawaken their correct highway use security consciousness and adjust to visitors legal guidelines and laws in order to minimise if not eradicate RTC on our freeway,” he added.