VALENTINE DAY CELEBRATION: CORPS MARSHAL CAUTIONS AGAINST RECKLESS, DRUNK DRIVING
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Shehu Mohammed has stated that all operational and educational tools have been put in place to ensure safety of road users during the Valentine celebrations, while warning celebrants and other road users, to desist from indulging in drunk driving, avoid excessive speed, and resist the temptation to drive recklessly so as to mitigate all incidences of road traffic crashes during the celebration.
In a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer, Segun Ogungbemide, The Corps Marshal, who ordered the deployment of the operational and educational tools also directed Commanding Officers across board to double their efforts by ensuring massive deployment of Officers and Men for enhanced visibility, adequate traffic control, and maximum enforcement of all traffic regulations.
He also directed the use of breathalysers, and radar guns to ensure that suspected drunk drivers are tested and stopped from continuing their trips.