Benue Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the kidnapping of Insp. Nathaniel Kumashe by gunmen. The command’s Spokesperson, SRC Ngozi Ahula, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi on Thursday. Ahula said the officer, currently serving in Wannue, Tarka Local...
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that six persons died and 25 others were injured following a multiple crash under the Karu Bridge in Abuja on Wednesday. The Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide, said that the crash involved 18 vehicles, including two articulated vehicles, two buses,...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Adamawa has introduced a renewed drivers’ package to promote safety and professionalism on highways. FRSC sector commander, Mr Yahaya Adikwu, revealed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola on Saturday. He stated that the initiative aims to enhance the...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar– Cross River State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), Joseph Toby has disclosed that it is the intention of the Command to reduce road traffic injuries at least by 10 percent Also, the command is ready to reduce fake and illegal plates numbers to...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said eight passengers were burnt to death in a fatal road accident that occurred at Agbede community, along the Benin-Auchi road, Etsako West Local Government. Edo Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Cyril Mathew, said this on Monday...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun confirmed that four people died, while nine others sustained injuries in a lone accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday. The spokesperson for the FRSC in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday. According to Okpe,...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Abia Sector Command, has confirmed the death of four people, with 14 others injured in a crash on the Umuahia-Enugu Expressway. Sector Commander, Mrs Ngozi Ezeoma, issued the confirmation in a statement on Saturday. Ezeoma stated that the incident occurred at the Ohiya...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Ogun State Sector Command, has reported that one person died and three others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a truck accident near the SWAT office, opposite OOPL, on the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway. The sector command’s spokesperson, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident in...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra Sector Command, has reported that an accident along the Idemili River near the Second Niger Bridge resulted in four fatalities on Tuesday. The sector Commander, Mrs Joyce Alexander confirmed the incident to newsmen on Thursday, in Awka, attributing the accident to speeding...
A yet-to-be-ascertained number of persons was feared dead, when a truck conveying a 40-feet container, on Tuesday evening, crashed into a shuttle bus, tricycles and pedestrians at the Idemili Junction, near Oba, in Idemili South LGA of Anambra State. The Spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has called on the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to extend support to its training institutions to enhance the capacity and professionalism of road safety personnel across the country. FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, made the appeal during...
No fewer than 16 persons were reportedly burnt to death in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus at Buhari Estate axis on the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway on Tuesday. The spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident in a statement...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of four people in a lone accident involving an articulated vehicle in Kogi. The FRSC also said that two persons were severely injured in the accident. The FRSC Sector Commander in Kogi, Mr Samuel Oyedeji, confirmed the incidence to...
Tragedy struck on Saturday morning along the Benin-Auchi highway as 12 passengers were burnt to death in an accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus and a truck. Edo Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Cyril Mathew, who confirmed the incident, said the crash occurred around 5...
A white hummer bus reg no. ZAK 382 XA, was gutted by fire and four passengers were burnt beyond recognision along Gwaram town, jigawa state. According to statement released by the police the vehicle was driven by one Dalha Saleh ‘m’ age 40yrs of Galdimari Qts Saldigal village Zaki...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Niger Command has confirmed the death of 12 persons and multiple injuries in an accident on the Agaie-Lapai Highway. The state FRSC Sector Commander, Kumar Tsukwam, confirmed this to newsmen in Minna on Saturday. He said personnel of the corps were still at...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja – The management of Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has declared two days as lecture-free to mourn five of its students that were killed in an auto crash at Felele road, Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. FUL Deputy Registrar, Human Resource, Mr Vincent Ifedayo-Ojo, made the...
An auto crash involving an articulated vehicle in Kogi has claimed the lives of seven people, including four students from the Federal University, Lokoja (FUL), while another student sustained injuries. The FRSC Kogi Sector Commander, Mr Samuel Oyedeji, revealed the details to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said 23 persons have lost their lives in an auto crash that occured on Thursday under the Muhammadu Buhari Interchange Flyover at Hotoro-Kano. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 48 other passengers have also sustained various degrees or injuries as a...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has declared that it would not be deterred by threats from the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) over the impoundment of vehicles with fake number plates. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed said this in a statement by the Corps Public...