The Federal Street Security Corps has inaugurated a Joint Job Pressure to arrest and prosecute trailer drivers conveying people.
The transfer was to halt the rising circumstances of site visitors infractions occasioned by means of trailers to convey passengers.
The Joint Job Pressure comprised of the Nigeria Police Pressure, Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps, State Visitors Administration Companies, and operatives of the Corps.
Others drafted into the Job Pressure embody representatives of the varied transport unions.
A highway site visitors crash occurred on the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway on Monday night time, which claimed 10 lives.
The crash that concerned a DAF Trailer, occured on account of extreme pace, overloading, and fatigue.
In line with an announcement signed by the FRSC spokesperson, Jonas Agwu, on Saturday, the inauguration of the JTF which was in phases commenced with the inauguration of the group to man Kaduna-Abuja Expressway on Saturday at Kakau Toll Gate, Kaduna State.
The Corps Marshal FRSC, Dauda Biu, emphasised the cardinal position of the JTF.
Biu, who was represented by the Assistant Corps Marshal, Federal Operations, Zubairu Mato stated, “Within the final couple of months, the highways have witnessed incidences of highway site visitors crashes involving trailers loaded with items, animals and individuals.
“In most of those crashes, a number of harmless individuals who had been seen petching on prime of products in such autos had been killed, and the commodities being conveyed additionally broken extensively.
“With a view to reverse the ugly development, the JTF members had been directed to embark on efficient particular patrol operations in addition to conduct Cellular Court docket operations on the commissioned route. They’re to additionally guarantee instant prosecution of apprehended offenders.”
The train can be carried out throughout main corridors nationwide.
Consequently, homeowners of trailers had been admonished to warn their drivers towards this site visitors violation because the corps wouldn’t spare anybody caught within the act.
The assertion additional revealed {that a} deadly crash occurred on Saturday in Rinji, Toro Native Authorities Space of Bauchi State.
The crash concerned a Mercedes Benz with registration quantity AK808AA and a Volkswagen Opel Vectra additionally with registration quantity TFB675RC.
Out of the eight individuals within the autos, 4 victims, comprising of 1 feminine grownup and three male adults, had been killed whereas the remaining 4 victims survived the crash with totally different levels of accidents.
The FRSC rescue group recovered the sum of N1,532,100 belonging to the victims.
