The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has launched nationwide Special Patrol Operations ahead of the 2026 Eid El-Kabir celebrations, deploying over 30,000 regular and special marshals to ensure safer roads, hitch-free movement, and prompt emergency responses.
The special operations which run from May 25 to May 31, 2026, are aimed at reducing road traffic crashes, fatalities, traffic congestion, and other highway emergencies usually associated with increased vehicular movement during the Sallah celebrations.
The Deputy Corps Commander, Corps Public Education Officer, Osondu Ohaeri, in a statement on Tuesday, said the Corps has fully mobilised operational equipment and logistics, including patrol vehicles, ambulances, tow trucks, bikes, radar guns, breathalysers, and other traffic control facilities to strategic locations across the federation for rapid response to emergencies and enhanced operational efficiency.
He explained that to ensure round-the-clock coverage, the patrol would run on a shift basis, with night rescue teams also positioned at designated commands nationwide. Adding mobile courts would be in full operation to enable the speedy prosecution of traffic offenders, while emergency response and rescue teams have been placed on maximum alert.
According to him, officers would pay particular attention to overspeeding, dangerous overtaking, drunk driving, use of phones while driving, lane indiscipline, and the operation of vehicles with expired or warn-out tyres, among other offences linked to fatal crashes.
The FRSC has identified several high-traffic routes for intensive patrol, including the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano corridor, the Akwanga-Lafia-Makurdi route, the Ibadan-Ogere-Sagamu road, Sagamu-Mowe-Lagos expressway, the Asaba-Abraka-Ughelli-Warri axis, and the Makurdi-Otukpo-9th Mile corridor, among others.
The Corps said it would collaborate with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), military formations, and emergency medical service providers to strengthen traffic management and emergency response during the festive period.
Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, while reassuring Nigerians of the FRSC’s preparedness, called on motorists to exercise patience and comply with traffic regulations.
The Corps specifically urged road users to avoid night travel, dangerous overtaking, drunk driving, and overloading-conducts it identified as major contributors to road fatalities during
festive periods.
Road users are also encouraged to cooperate with personnel deployed on the highways and utilise the FRSC toll-free emergency number 122 and the National Traffic Radio 107.1FM for prompt reporting of crashes, obstructions, and other traffic emergencies.
