Federal Road Safety Corps, has directed Regular and Special Marshals to effectively cover fifty-two corridors across the country during the Eid el Fitr celebration to ease traffic movement during the period.

According to Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, the measure was to avert road obstructions, crashes and deaths due to heightened traffic movement during the period.

Oyeyemi listed the corridors to include Sokoto-Tambuwal-Jega-Birnin-Kebbi, Katsina-Kano-Wudil-Dutse-Azare-Potiskum and Kaduna-Saminaka.

Others are Abuja-Kaduna-Kano, Okene-Ogiri-Isua-Owo, Makurdi-Otukpo-Obollo Afor-9th Mile Corridors among others.

Oyeyemi, made this known on Friday in Zuba, Dankogi Motor Park, at a Special Sallah Rally organised by the FRSC in collaboration with Leadway.

Oyeyemi who was represented by Mr Bisi Kazeem, Corps Public Education Officer, during festive periods, roads always witnessed high vehicular traffic congestion, gridlock, road traffic crashes and attendant loss of lives and property.

The Federal Government had declared June 4 and June 5 as public holidays to mark the Eid el Fitr which is an annual Muslim event after the Ramadan.

The patrol which is a nine-day exercise began Friday and will last till Saturday, June 8.

Oyeyemi further said all hands must be on deck to ensure free flow of traffic and reduction in road crashes to stem the tide of crashes at least by 20 per cent and fatalities by 25 per cent.

“As stakeholders, we must take full advantage of the opportunity to deliver reduction of fatalities in our country by being law abiding and safety-conscious road users.”

The corps marshal also directed that Mobile Courts sittings be conducted throughout the period.

“The corps will also pay first-rate focus on effective traffic control, failure to install/use Speed Limit Device by commercial vehicles.”