No fewer than 1,800 personnel have been deployed by the Federal Road Safety Corps, Oyo State Command, for a hitch-free Eld-el-Kabir celebration in the state.
The command’s Public Education Officer, Mr. Chijioke Inyama, said this in a statement said that the deployment would help curb the increased traffic volume usually witnessed during and after the festive period, with attendant gridlock and road obstructions.
He said that the 1,800 personnel include Special Marshals, while 22 operational vehicles, two state-of-the-art ambulances, a heavy-duty tow truck, and motorcycles were also deployed.
The public education officer said that the special operation would start on June 26 and end on July 1.
“The deployment is to sustain the corps’ visibility on our major roads in the state, to ensure free flow of traffic, and to reduce road traffic crashes, injuries, and fatalities.
”The command will be organising a mega rally at the old toll gate, Ibadan, to sensitise members of the Park Management System on safe driving during and after the festive period,” he said.
