FRSC monitoring team. Credit: FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Kwara State Sector Command, has deployed 950 officers, marshals, special marshals and first responders across the state ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration to ensure safer highways and free flow of traffic.
The Command also deployed 16 patrol vehicles, four ambulances and a 70-tonne tow truck as part of a special patrol operation scheduled to run from May 25 to May 31, 2026.
The Command’s spokesperson, Olayinka Basambo, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, saying the exercise was part of proactive measures to reduce road crashes during the festive period.
He said, “The Sector Commander, Corps Commander Kabiru Kazeem, has ordered the strategic deployment of personnel to major highways, cities and traffic-prone areas within Ilorin and other parts of the state.”
