The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday confirmed six persons dead in a multiple accident at Eke Awgbu along Agulu-Awgbu road in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra. The state’s Sector Commander, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, who confirmed the incident, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
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Suspected armed robbers on Friday, robbed and shot a Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) officer in Lokoja. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Kogi, SP William Aya, confirmed the robbery incidence to the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Lokoja. “At exactly 1:30 p.m., officers received a distress call...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said no fewer than 25 persons died while 53 persons were injured in an accident that occurred along the Kano-Kaduna highway on Monday. The Corp’s Public Education Officer , Olusegun Ogungbemide, said this in a statement in...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) inter-agency Joint Task Force (JTF) has apprehended 362 trailers conveying 5,169 passengers on different highways across the country. The FRSC spokesman, Olusegun Ogungbemide, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the inauguration...
No fewer than 14 persons died in an auto-crash at Imawa town along the Zaria – Kano highway in Kura Local Government Area of Kano State. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Ibrahim Abdullahi, confirmed the accident to newsmen on Friday in Kano. He said...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has assured the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), of his administration continued support and cooperation to enhance security, revenue generation and traffic management. Governor Otu, represented by his deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, gave the assurance when...
Two people died while three sustained injuries in an Eid-el Kabir day accident in Ososa, on Sagamu-Ijebu Ode Expressway, on Sunday. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident in a statement made available to newsmen in Abeokuta. Okpe said that...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Despite the efforts put in place by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to reduce Carnage’s on the nation’s highways, the FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed has expressed displeasure over the alarming rate of recklessness of drivers who have continued to contravene established traffic...
A driver hit and killed a female pedestrian along Awka-Onitsha Expressway in Anambra on Friday night, according to the state Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). Commander of the FRSC in Anambra, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, who told newsmen on Saturday in Awka, said that the...
A tanker conveying Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) on Saturday morning exploded after falling on its side at Ibafo axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, causing gridlock. The spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta....
The Police Command in Imo has confirmed the death of six people in a road accident on Saturday evening in Imo. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye, who confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday,said the crash occurred in Owerri. Okoye said...
Seven people were injured in an accident involving a Volvo truck, carrying cows, and two other vehicles on the Lagos -Ibadan Expressway on Saturday. The two other vehicles involved in the multiple accident, which occurred at the Ibafo area of the expressway, are a blue luxury bus and...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of seven persons in a road accident that occurred on Ibadan-Iseyin road on Thursday. The Public Relations Officer, FRSC, Oyo Sector Command, Mr Mayowa Odewo, said in a statement that the deceased were five male adults, one female adult...
Truck caught with passengers on top The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Sector Command said on Monday that drivers of articulated vehicles having goods, passengers and animals crammed together would be prosecuted promptly. The Sector Commander of FRSC in Lagos, Mr Patrick Davou, said this during...
No fewer than 17 persons were injured on Saturday in an accident that involved three vehicles and a tricycle. The accident occurred on Iju Bridge on Ota-Idiroko Road, Ogun State. The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident to...
The dead toll in the Enugu-Nike-Opi-Nsukka Road lone accident has risen from 15 to 17 persons as at Wednesday, says the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Police Command in Enugu State confirmed the burnt to dead of 16 passengers...
At least 19 persons were burnt to death in an auto crash on Okene Bypass on the Okene-Lokoja Highway in Kogi on Sunday. Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Assistant Corps Marshal Jonas Agwu stated in Abuja that the crash involved a Dangote Cement...
One person has been confirmed dead, while two others sustained injuries on Saturday in a gas tanker explosion at Ita -Oshin, Abeokuta on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. Mrs Florence Okpe, Spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Sector Command, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Okpe said the...
The Kaduna Sector Command of Federal Road Safety Corps, said one person died and three others were injured in a road traffic crash on Kaduna-Abuja expressway on Wednesday night. The Sector Commander, Kabir Nadabo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Kaduna that N8.7...
l The Corps Marshal, Mr Dauda Biu, has hailed road marshals nationwide for their doggedness and sacrifices in checkmating routes violations thereby reducing road traffic accidents by 42 per cent. He said at a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja that their intervention had greatly brought down the number...