Yuletide : FRSC to Deploy 1,060 Personnel for Traffic Control in Bauchi

Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi

About 1,060 Special and Regular Marshals as well as medical personnel would be deployed across Bauchi State from December 17, 2021, to January 15, 2022, to ensure an accident-free Yuletide, the Federal Road Safety Corp has stated.

According to a statement signed by the Sector Commander, FRSC, Yusuf Abdullahi, and made available to newsmen yesterday, tagged: “Operation Zero Tolerance to RTC,” said that 12 patrol vans and six ambulances have been made ready for use during the period.

Abdullahi, who also said that the FRSC would be collaborating with the Federal Road Maintenance Agency to fix all bad segments of the highways and also clear obstructions on the road, added that “The command has completed the preparation to ensure RTC free Christmas and New Year festival.

He explained that “thirty medical personnel, 300 special marshals, 730 regular marshals are well equipped and combat ready for annual operation.

“Five officers marshals have already been posted to 15 LGAs of the state were FRSC formations are not available. They are expected to engage all stakeholders to ensure RTC free during the festival and beyond.

“The collaboration with FERMA will be of great importance in fixing some of the bad segments of the roads and also remove obstructions. Markets will be removed from major high ways using joint Tax Force, while FRSC operatives will ensure free flow of traffic.”

Meanwhile, the FRSC Boss informed that the command would carry out a simulation exercise (today) Tuesday, December 14, in readiness for the end of the year Special ‘Operation Zero.’

According to him, highlights of the event include showcasing operational equipment, road show, engaging sister security agencies and state traffic agencies, demonstration of some major operation activities – rescue operation, murk managing road traffic crash victims, managing traffic in a highly congested areas among others.

He further said the convoy would cover three major routes, which are the Bauchi-Jos Road, Bauchi-Maiduguri Road and Bauchi-Gombe Road.