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128 lives lost in Lagos road accidents from January to October 2023, FRSC reports

The Lagos Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) reported a staggering 128 fatalities resulting from 376 road traffic incidents documented between January and October 2023 in the state. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos, Sector Commander Mr. Babatunde Farinloye revealed these alarming statistics, organised in observance of the World Day of Read More…

Metro Traffic

Joint efforts to eliminate alcohol and drug sales at motor parks can reduce road fatalities, says FRSC Lagos Sector Commander

The Lagos State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Babatunde Farinloye, stressed the importance of collective action to eliminate the sale of alcoholic beverages and drugs at motor parks as a measure to reduce road fatalities. He made this declaration during the commencement of the 2023 Ember Months Road Safety Campaign Read More…

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FRSC arrests 417 motorists for drunk driving in Lagos State in 2023

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Sector Command, has revealed that 417 motorists have been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in the state between January and September 2023. Mr. Babatunde Farinloye, the State Sector Commander, disclosed this during the launch of the corps’ “2023 Ember Months Campaign” in Badagry. The Read More…

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Metro Motor Accident

Baby survives crash as six passengers injured at Alaka

A six-month-old baby boy miraculously survived a serious accident on Wednesday afternoon at Alaka inward CMS bridge in Lagos. The incident left six passengers with critical injuries. Eyewitness accounts report that the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) promptly rescued the victims and transported them to the Primary Health Centre in Oyingbo, Lagos. Remarkably, the bus Read More…

Nigeria Security Top Story

Ore-Benin expressway monitored by 130 FRSC personnel during Christmas

For a special Christmas and New Year’s patrol, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) reported that 130 men had been deployed on the Ore-Benin motorway. The FRSC added that for the yuletide special patrol, which started on Tuesday and till January 15, 2023, it sent out three police cars, one ambulance, and one tow truck. Read More…

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Nigeria Travel

FRSC warns Abuja-to-Lagos drivers to avoid Ekiti

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged motorists who are travelling via Ondo state from Abuja to Lagos to take either the Akure-Ondo-Ife-Ibadan or the Lagos-Ibadan-Ife-Ondo-Ore-Benin route. Both of these routes go through Ife, which is located in Osun State. This information was provided by the Acting Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Dauda Biu, Read More…

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Abuja Motor Accident Nigeria

Passengers Burnt Beyond Recognition in Abuja Accident

Calamity befell when scores of passengers were burnt beyond recognition following a motor accident along the Yangoji-Gwagwalada Road in Abuja, on Sunday, September 18. According to Dauda Biu, the acting corps marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, who confirmed the accident stated that at least 19 persons were killed in the auto crash while Read More…

Metro Top Story Traffic

FRSC inducts 75 Mushin pupils into Cakasa Road Safety Club

Seventy-Five primary school pupils in Mushin were inducted into the Cakasa Road Safety Club by the Federal Road Safety Commission on Wednesday, 30 March 2022 at the club’s inauguration at New City Primary School, Mushin. The Cakasa Road Safety Club is an initiative of Cakasa Nigeria Limited and its CSR arm, Cakasa Ebenezer Foundation. In Read More…

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Lagos more aggressive after #EndSARS – FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Saturday, said it arrested over 60,000 traffic offenders on Lagos roads, between January and December 2021. Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, Sector Commander, FRSC, Lagos state, made the disclosure at an End-of-the-Year party Organised by the Badagry Unit Command of the Corps in Badagry. According to the commander, in 2021, Read More…