ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi –
No fewer than 1,060 Special and Regular Marshals as well as medical personnel will be deployed across Bauchi State from 17th December, 2021 to 15th January, 2022 to ensure an accident-free Yuletide, the Federal Road Safety Corp has stated.
A statement signed and made available to our correspondent by the Sector Commander, FRSC, Yusuf Abdullahi, tagged: “Operation Zero Tolerance to RTC” pointed out that 12 patrol vans and six ambulances have been made ready for use during the period.
Mr. Abdullahi said that the FRSC will also be collaborating with the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) to fix all bad segments of the highways and also clear obstructions on the road.
He said: “The command has completed the preparation to ensure RTC free Christmas and New Year festival”.
“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 Fifteen 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 task force, while FRSC operatives will ensure free flow of traffic.”
Meanwhile, the FRSC boss also said that the command will carryout a simulation exercise on Tuesday, 14th December in readiness for the end of the year Special ‘Operation Zero’ .
According to him, highlights of the would event include – showcasing operational equipment, road show, engaging sister security agencies and state traffic agencies, demonstration of some major operation activities – rescue operation, managing traffic in a highly congested areas among others.
He further said the convoy will cover three major routes which are the Bauchi-Jos road, Bauchi-Maiduguri road and Bauchi-Gombe road.
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