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FRSC sends 1,500 personnel to Kano highways

Jennifer Yusuf

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kano State Command, has sent no less than 1,500 work force and 21 watch vehicles to significant thruways in the state to guarantee viable traffic the board and implementation during the Yuletide.

Essentially, the direction had sent two ambulances and an overwhelming tow trucks to the parkways notwithstanding Special Marshals to guarantee successful watch during the Christmas and New year festivity.

This is contained in an announcement marked by the FRSC Sector Commander in the State, Mr Zubairu Mato and made accessible to newsmen on Sunday in Kano.

“The FRSC personnel will be deployed along the routes leading to all the highways, especially on Kano-Wudil-Takai and Kano-Zaria because of the heavy traffic density.

“This arrangement is in order to curb the excesses of motorists and to minimize road traffic crash through aggressive enforcement of traffic laws and regulations, including mobile courts deployment for speedy sanctioning of rules violators during the festivity.

“The command will equally deploy 24 hours standby teams for emergency rescue services and a heavy duty tow truck for prompt removal of obstructions during the festive period.

“Operation zero tolerance 2019 has commenced nationwide from Dec.15 and will last up to Jan. 19, 2020 and shall target excessive speeding, dangerous driving and overtaking, tyre violations, road obstructions, overloading violation, lane indiscipline and route and seat belt violations among others,” Mato said.

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