The Federal Street Security Corps has launched a right away nationwide operation to curb the transportation of petroleum and different inflammable substances in passenger automobiles.
The initiative, ordered by the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, goals to forestall fire-related accidents on Nigeria’s highways.
In an announcement launched on Friday, the FRSC Public Training Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide, introduced that the operation will contain a large deployment of patrol groups to seek for and tackle the presence of hazardous supplies in passenger automobiles.
The FRSC will even conduct consciousness campaigns to coach street customers on the risks of transporting inflammable substances.
The operation is available in response to latest fire-related street crashes, which investigations revealed have been usually brought on by drivers carrying petroleum merchandise.
“You’d recall that pursuant to a lot of hearth associated street crashes that occured on the nation’s highways in latest instances, the corps marshal had ordered an intensive investigation with a view to unravel the principle reason for the inferno.
“The investigation report revealed that drivers usually carry petroleum merchandise whereas on transit. As such, within the occasion of a crash, the affect usually leads to flames resulting in coronary heart wrecking fatalities that might have been prevented.
“With the intention to convey this to a halt, the corps marshal has additionally directed the Public Training Officers nationwide to enhance the intervention patrol with aggressive sensitisation of street customers,” Ogungbemide said.
As a part of the operation, drivers caught carrying such supplies could face prosecution for compromising the security of their passengers.
“The corps marshal additionally directed that not like the traditional operations, in the midst of this intervention patrol, drivers may very well be prosecuted for compromising the security of their passengers.
“He additional narrated that no excuse is suitable for such dastardly act. It’s to be a civil engagement that targets at guaranteeing that these merchandise when sighted, are emptied into the gasoline tank of the automobiles,” the assertion added.
Mohammed referred to as on passengers to prioritise their security by reporting automobiles carrying inflammable substances to FRSC patrol groups or by way of emergency traces.
