FRSC records 327 deaths, 9 percent drop in crashes during Operation Zero Tolerance: Oyeyemi

*Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps announces a comparative analysis of Road Traffic Crashes it recorded between 2020 and 2021 indicated 9 percent reduction in crash cases and 3 percent reduction in the number of people involved, as it unveils key objectives for 2022

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

Following the Operation Zero Tolerance (OZT) special patrol operation conducted  between December 15, 2021 and January 15, 2022, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has revealed 327 people got killed in 600 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) during 2021 exercise across the country.

ConsumerConnect reports Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal of FRSC, disclosed this development at a media briefing on the Corps’ 2021 Operation Zero Tolerance special patrol operations January 20, 2022, held in Abuja, FCT.

Dr. Oyeyemi stated that a comparative analysis of the RTCs recorded in the past year  indicated a nine percent reduction in crash cases.

The FRSC Corps Marshal also noted that the highest numbers of deaths recorded during the period occurred along Ilesa-Akure Road (South-West) and Kano-Zaria Road (Northern Nigeria), which claimed 20 and 19 casualties respectively.

According to Oyeyemi, during the period under review, 600 RTCs were recorded, involving 4,649 people with 327 people killed and 1,916 injured.

The Corps Marshal further said: “2,406 people were rescued without injuries.  A total of seven fatal crashes claiming 82 persons were recorded along seven critical routes across the country.

“A comparative analysis of RTC recorded in the year 2021 and 2020 revealed 9 per cent reduction in crash cases, 3 percent reduction in the number of people involved.

“26 percent reduction in the number of people killed and 9 per cent reduction in the number of people injured.”

Corps arrests 20,845 offenders for violating 24,214 different traffic regulations

Dr. Oyeyemi, in a related development, noted that the FRSC arrested and booked 20,845 offenders for violating 24,214 different traffic infractions.

Similarly, 11,060 vehicles were impounded during the Operation Zero Tolerance and 9,787 confiscations recorded the same period, said he.

He also stated: “However, a comparative analysis of enforcement within the special patrol in 2021 and 2020 indicates 26 per cent increase in road traffic violators.

“32 percent increase in traffic offences, 18 percent increase in the number of vehicles impounded and 35 per cent increase in number of confiscations.”

He revealed that speed violation as most prevalent was probably the cause of crashes recorded during the 2021 Operation Zero Tolerance in the country.

According to him, driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, continuous night journey leading to fatigue and dangerous driving were also causes of crashes recorded.

“Wrongful overtaking, tyre violation (worn out and expired) and overloading of vehicles were also attributed to the causes of these crash cases.

“The Corps is set out to achieve the following targets and goals for the year: To accomplish 15 percent in RTC fatality, enhance road safety partnership for innovative intervention and consolidate on road traffic data system for improved road safety policy formulation,” Oyeyemi said.

The FRSC Corps Marshal restated the appreciation of the traffic regulatory agency to the media, as he urged the press to sustain the partnership with the Corps in the New Year.

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