The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have seized several articulated vehicles conveying over 100 humans, animals, and goods along critical corridors during the Easter special patrol operation in Kaduna.
In a Monday statement signed by Deputy Corps Commander Osondu Ohaeri, the Corps Public Education Officer, the arrests are in line with its mandate in the fight against life-threatening road violations.
Kaduna State Sector Command arrested the suspects and vehicles following firm directives from the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed.
The statement reads, “The operation, led by the Sector Commander, CC Tijani Iliyasu, resulted in the interception and apprehension of multiple articulated vehicles found conveying a hazardous combination of over 100 humans, animals, and goods along critical corridors during the ongoing Easter Special Patrol.
The Corps Marshal stressed that in the event of a crash, occupants are exposed to grave danger, including being crushed by shifting cargo or injured by livestock, drastically reducing chances of survival
