- FRSC deploys 36,000 personnel for the Eid el-Kabir patrol, June 5–11.
- Operation targets 52 major roads with full traffic enforcement and emergency support.
- The public is urged to obey traffic rules and report issues via 122 or 107.1 FM.
Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has deployed 36,000 personnel nationwide to commence a special patrol operation in preparation for Friday’s Eid el-Kabir celebrations.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the FRSC, in a statement by its Spokesman, Olusegun Ogungbemide, on Wednesday, said the operation, which runs from June 5 to June 11, aims to ensure road safety and manage traffic flow during the festive period.
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Ogungbemide said personnel will be supported by 750 patrol vehicles, 120 ambulances, 25 tow trucks, and more than 200 motorbikes.
The statement read in part, “Pursuant to the declaration of Friday, 6 June 2025 as the day of Eid el Kabir in Nigeria, the Federal Road Safety Corps has commenced massive Mobilisation of its personnel and operational equipment for the Sallah special patrol aimed at ensuring safer road environment, before, during the festive period and beyond.
“The Operations Order states that not fewer than 36,000 of the FRSC Regular, Special Marshals, and about 750 Patrol Vehicles, 120 Ambulances, 25 Tow Trucks and over 200 Bikes would be on the road during the special operation that would commence from 05 to 11 June 2025.”
According to the statement, the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, said the special patrol is designed to facilitate free vehicular movement, enable prompt rescue operations, and promptly clear road obstructions.
In addition, Mohammed expressed the corps’ commitment to reducing road traffic crashes through effective patrols and public enlightenment.
Ogungbemide said, “To ensure the effectiveness of the operations, the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, directed commanding officers operating across various formations nationwide to ensure that the 52 corridors are properly manned throughout the operations.
“He, however, appealed to motorists to obey all traffic rules and regulations and cooperate fully with the FRSC and other law enforcement agencies that would be deployed for traffic management duties, saying mobile courts would be in session across the country for prompt dispensation of justice to recalcitrant traffic violators.
“The corps marshal also directed that the operatives pay first-rate focus on effective traffic control, wrongful overtaking, use of phone while driving, drivers’ licence violation, lane discipline, removal of rickety vehicles on the road, driving with expired/ worn out tyres and without spare tyre, etc.”
Meanwhile, commanding officers have been instructed to ensure full coverage of 52 key corridors nationwide including major highways such as Akwanga-Lafiya-Makurdi, Abuja-Kaduna-Kano, Sagamu-Mowe-Lagos, and Jos-Bauchi-Gombe, among others.
Also, the FRSC has equipped its officers with radar guns and breathalysers to monitor speed and deter drunk driving. Emergency response teams, known as Zebras, have been activated to respond swiftly to any reported incidents.
In a related development, the FRSC said it will collaborate with the military, the Nigeria Police Force, Civil Defence, Department of State Services, FF, and various ambulance service providers to enhance collaboration.
Also, mobile courts will be in session nationwide to handle traffic violations.
Although the patrol schedule is segmented into shifts from morning to late evening, with night rescue teams on standby, the public is encouraged to utilise the FRSC’s National Traffic Radio (107.1 FM) and toll-free line 122 to report accidents, obstructions, or traffic congestion.
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The Corps Marshal, therefore, urged all road users to cooperate with enforcement officers and to promote responsible driving habits during the festivities.
