The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Nigeria Red Cross Society and other critical stakeholders in disaster management has warned motorists for safety on highways in an effort to curtail escalating road traffic accidents, especially during this festive periods.
NEMA traditionally has always put the focus on the question of road traffic accidents most especially in this yuletide period through its initiated “Operation Eagle Eye” exercise to keep vigil to ensure safety on the highways.
Every end of the year the agency mostly coordinates resources towards responding to road accidents vulnerability especially at this period of rush hour in which people travel for the yuletide celebrations which makes the highways busy.
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Responding to Journalists at the flag-off ceremony which took place on Kebbi-Sokoto highway, Head of NEMA Sokoto Operations Office, Dr. Kofoworola Soleye said, “Major Highways across Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara states have been earmarked for the exercise between the months of December and January.
Dr. Soleye, represented by the head of Search and Rescue Unit, Ambursa Aminu Shayau said “the agency with other organization officials will be in strategic places on these roads to monitor and tackle reckless driving.
He also appealed to drivers to be moderate on their speed limit and to avoid any intoxicant behavior. Passengers should also be wary of the driving ability of the person who takes control of the vehicle they boarded”
The FRSC Sector Commandant, Mohammad Kaigama Kabo, however, warned motorists to avoid reckless driving and obey road regulations and further commended NEMA’s relentless effort in sustaining the exercise every end of the year for more than a decade.
Also, the Branch Secretary of Red Cross Abubakar Mohammad said the operation which will last for twelve days on the highways has been successful since its inception.
