FRSC To Step-up Ember Months Patrols

The Corps-Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Boboye

Oyeyemi, has assured Nigerians the public of improved patrol

operations as they enter the “ember months.”

“Ember months” refer to the last four months of the year -September,

October, November and December.

Boboye told State House correspondents this after meeting with Vice

President Yemi Osinbajo inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja

He further assured that officials of the commission were better placed

to reduce carnage on the nation’s roads during the period.

He said, “I want to assure Nigerians that we are going to witness much

improved patrol operations starting from next month, September towards

October, November, December.

“I think we have got much support this year. Just early this week, we

took delivery of the newly supplied ambulances by the World Bank,

through the Federal Ministry of Works and also with the logistics we

have now, the personnel, I think we are going to do much better.

“Don’t forget that by last year for the same period compared to 2013,

we were able to reduce crashes by 42 per cent and fatality by 46 per

cent and I think and going with the trend we are going now, we have

been able to stem the tide with 12 percent.

“I believe we are on course; the personnel have been trained and the

training is continuous and the logistics are in place. And we are also

devoting more time on public education and from September, we are

commencing the enforcement of speed limiting device.”

Boboye said the enforcement of the speed limiting device would give

the commission the leeway.

He added that the Operation Scorpion was ongoing and that is dealing

decisively with trailers, trucks, the issues of tyres, unsecured

containers and unsecured loads.

Boboye said over 1,600 vehicles had so far been impounded.

He disclosed that the training programmes for the tankers and trailer

drivers is going on.

He said out of the 12 locations, seven had been completed while the

remaining five would be completed this week.

“By the time we go into the ember months and the meetings we are

having with key stakeholders, I think we are more positioned this year

to get a better result.

“I want to assure Nigerians that we are ready and with the support of

all the key stakeholders, we will be able to get something much better

than 2014 ” he added.

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