REPORTER: UCHE NDEKE
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra Sector Command, has arrested 121 motorists for committing 214 traffic offences during its ongoing Operation Total Compliance across the state.
The Sector Commander, Mrs Bridget Asekhauno, disclosed this on Wednesday during the enforcement exercise in Awka.
Represented by the Officer-in-Charge of Motor Vehicle Administration, DCC Gloria Ezeugwu, Asekhauno said the three-day nationwide operation was carried out simultaneously across the corps’ 12 zones.
She explained that the exercise aims to educate motorists on road safety regulations, enforce compliance and curb traffic violations that often result in road crashes.
According to her, officers recorded offences including overloading, failure to install or use speed limiting devices, driving without valid licences, attempted bribery of FRSC personnel, dangerous driving and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
She said the command arrested 27 motorists for overloading, 34 for violating speed limiting device regulations and 10 for driving without valid driver’s licences.
The Corps Commander said the command also apprehended four motorists for attempting to bribe FRSC officials, while two motorists each were arrested for dangerous driving and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
She said the operation specifically targets unsafe driving practices such as overloading and mixed loading.
Asekhauno urged motorists to obey traffic regulations and use the ongoing enforcement exercise to cultivate safer driving habits ahead of the ember months.
She stressed that road safety remained a collective responsibility, adding that motorists and the FRSC must work together to make Nigerian roads safer.
