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No fewer than 8,592 traffic offenders have been arrested for committing various offences numbering 179,165 in three months.
The Federal Road Safety Corps while sharing its second quarter report, said 210,404 road traffic offenders were stopped while 45,335 drivers were cautioned against all manners of non compliance with traffic regulations.
The Corps disclosed this on Monday, in a statement signed by the Education Officer for the FRSC, Marshal Bisi Kazeem.
The FRSC noted “In the same period, 64,544 drivers were educated, 5,431 motor park rallies conducted and the Corps organised 1,950 Community Visits to consolidate on existing enlightenment campaigns.
“Pursuant to it’s commitment towards making the highways safe, the Federal Road Safety Corps has within the second quarter of the year covering the period from April to June 2023, apprehended a total of 8,592 traffic offenders for committing 179,165 offences.
“In the same period, 64,544 drivers were educated, 5,431 motor park rallies conducted and the Corps organised 1,950 Community Visits to consolidate on existing enlightenment campaigns.
“In addition, 210,404 road traffic offenders were stopped while 45,335 cautioned against all manner of non compliance with traffic regulations.
“In the same period, the Corps intensified it’s enlightenment and sensitisation campaigns by conducting 286 television and 2,431 Radio Programmes to reach the mass population of the motoring public.
“The Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali Biu while reacting to the data, called on the motoring public to always heed to established traffic regulations and avoid all behaviours that could trigger crashes on the roads”.
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