FRSC unveils special enforcement drive across four northern states

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), RS1 Zonal Command, has launched a special enforcement operation, codenamed “Operation Fushin Zuma,” to strengthen compliance with road traffic regulations across the zone made up of four states.

The Zonal Commanding Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Sanusi Gambarawa, disclosed this on Monday in Kaduna during the inauguration of the operation.

Gambarawa said the initiative followed a directive from the FRSC National Headquarters after a meeting involving the Assistant Corps Marshal in charge of Operations, zonal commanders and sector commanders nationwide.

He explained that the operation was part of efforts to decentralise key operational activities from the national headquarters to the 12 zonal commands, allowing each zone to address traffic challenges peculiar to its area.

According to him, the RS1 Zonal Command designed the operation to focus on major traffic offences prevalent in the zone.

He listed the targeted offences to include tyre violations, road hazard violations, overloading, and mixed loading involving the carriage of passengers and goods in the same vehicle.

The zonal commander said all sector and unit commands under the zone had been mobilised to implement the operation alongside sustained public enlightenment campaigns.

He said the exercise would reinforce compliance with traffic regulations while complementing the corps’ mandate of reducing road traffic crashes and saving lives.

Gambarawa urged motorists and other road users to cooperate with FRSC personnel, stressing that road safety remained a collective responsibility.

He added that the corps would continue to work with transport unions, relevant institutions and other stakeholders to improve safety on Nigerian roads.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the RS1 Zonal Command comprises Kaduna, Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states. ( NAN)