The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has established over 200 mobile courts nationwide to prosecute traffic offenders during the Easter special patrol operations. The Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, stated this in a release by the Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide, on Wednesday in Abuja.
Mohammed explained that the mobile courts are aimed at ensuring a safe and smooth Easter celebration across Nigeria from Thursday to April 23, 2025. For effective monitoring and quick response, the FRSC has also set up a Situation Room at its National Headquarters to oversee activities nationwide. This will help “collate and process information for dissemination to relevant commands and stakeholders, as the case may be.”
He said, “To this end, the corps would carry out aggressive enforcement, including conducting over 200 mobile court operations, to check the following offences: speeding and dangerous driving, overtaking, lane indiscipline/route violation, road obstructions, use of a phone while driving, overloading, and seatbelt/child restraint use violations.” Other offences include “passenger manifest violations, operation of mechanically deficient and rickety vehicles, latching and twist-lock violations, among others.”
Mohammed directed commanding officers to coordinate with strategic stakeholders in their areas to secure morale, logistics, and security support. He identified these stakeholders as military formations, Nigeria Police, DSS, Nigeria Immigration Service, NSCDC, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), State Traffic Management Agencies, state-owned NGOs, ambulance providers, National Network on Emergency Rescue Services (NNES), Federal Road Maintenance Agencies, and Federal Fire Service.
On the corps’ readiness, Mohammed expressed confidence that Nigerians would cooperate with the FRSC and other security agencies. He also noted that volunteers will assist the corps in traffic management during the period.
