The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC has set up over 200 mobile courts to prosecute traffic offenders during the Easter special patrol operations across the country.
The Corps Public Education Officer, Jonas Agwu, made this known in a statement on Wednesday.
The statement explained that the mobile courts were set up to ensure a safe and smooth 2024 Easter celebration.
It further stated that the Corps Marshal, Dauda Biu, urged personnel of the FRSC to ensure prompt removal of obstructions on all highways across the country.
“The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Biu, has tasked commanding officers to ensure full deployment of staff for maximum visibility, prompt removal of obstructions, and ease of movement on all highways across the country.
“This is in line with the operational guidelines of this year’s Easter special patrol scheduled to commence from March 29 to April 2, 2024.
“As contained in the operation order, the objectives of the special operations are reduction in road traffic crashes, road traffic fatalities and road traffic injuries; prompt response to road traffic crash victims,” the statement noted.
The statement added that over 743 patrol vehicles, 184 administrative vehicles, and 92 ambulances were also deployed for the easter special patrol across the country.
