Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, said it recorded 16.2 percent reduction in Road Traffic Crashes, RTCs, during the 2024 yuletide special patrol operation nationwide.
The Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed disclosed this in Abuja, yesterday while briefing the press on key issues recorded in the 2024 Special Patrol.
Mohammed said the special patrol operation tagged; ‘Operation Zero Tolerance’ commenced on December 15, 2024 and ended on January 15.
He said the aim of the special patrol was to ensure safety and security of motorists as they travelled through the yuletide and into the new year.
The FRSC boss noted that the corps maintained a comprehensive approach in its quest to reduce the occurrence of crashes.
This, he said was also to mitigate the rate of injuries and fatalities from RTCs in 2024.
“It will interest you to note that during the period under review, a total of 531 crashes were recorded. Out of these, 169 were fatal, 287 serious, while 75 were minor.
“The 2024 report was against the 634 recorded in the same period in 2023. It represents 16.2 percent reduction.
“Also, a total of 2,129 people were rescued without injuries, representing 8.2 percent decrease when compared to the 2,319 rescued in the same period in 2023,” he said.
The corps narshal, however, added that the corps recorded an increase in the total number of people involved, killed, as well as injured.
Mohammed said the data showed that within the period under review, 4,586 people were involved in RTCs representing 3.1 percent increase.
This, he said was by comparison with the data of the same period in 2023 which had 4,446 people involved.
He indicated that 402 people got killed in 2024.
“This is against the 335 recorded in 2023 signifying 20 percent increase.
“Incidentally, within the period under review, 2,055 people were injured in both 2023 and 2024,“ he said.
Mohammed said the corps collaborated with the judiciary for special enforcement operations using the mobile court sittings.
He said, “out of these sessions, 1,013 traffic offenders were arraigned, 923 convicted, three imprisoned and 117 discharged and acquitted.”
He lauded road users, as well as critical stakeholders for their contributions towards the successes recorded in 2024. NAN
