The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has disclosed that the Corps recorded 6,858 road crashes with 3,433 casualties and
22,162 injured between January and September, 2025.
Mohammed made the disclosure on Monday, while speaking at a press conference flagging off the FRSC’s 2025 Ember Months public enlightenment and sensitization campaign, in which he called on motorists across the country to take responsibility for their safety and that of others on the road.
According to him, the ember months, typically characterized by increased travel, higher traffic volume, and heightened crash risks, require deliberate efforts by drivers to adhere to traffic rules and avoid distractions.
He stated that driver behaviour remains a fundamental element in determining safety on our highways, adding that the choice of this year’s campaign theme: “Take Responsibility for Your Safety: Stop Distracted Driving”, is deliberate and targeted at changing unsafe driving attitudes.
He identified the major causes of these crashes as driver fatigue, overloading, over-speeding, use of phones while driving, road rage, and conveyance of persons in haulage vehicles.
To mitigate these incidents, the Corps Marshal announced a set of actionable measures for the 2025 end-of-year period, including: deployment of FRSC personnel and Special Marshals to major highways and crash-prone areas; free vehicle check exercises to improve roadworthiness, and nationwide motor park rallies and town hall meetings with transport unions and other stakeholders.
“These measures, alongside our routine enforcement operations, will strengthen awareness and reduce the occurrence of road crashes,” he said.
The FRSC boss also highlighted the Corps’ achievements in partnership and capacity building, noting that driving schools and fleet operators have been engaged to meet higher safety standards.
He further announced the upgrade of the Corps’ printing facility to produce up to 15,000 driver’s licences daily, with plans to clear all backlogs by November 2025.
In a major digital leap, FRSC is set to introduce a contactless biometric capture and on-the-spot licence printing system, which will eliminate the issuance of temporary licences and mark the start of a fully digitalized one-stop driver’s licence process.
The Corps Marshal also revealed that plans are underway to host an International Conference on Road Crash Victims for Africa from November 16–18, 2025, in partnership with the KRSD Road Safety Foundation. The event aims to enhance post-crash care and aligns with the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety’s fifth pillar.
Mohammed commended the Federal Government and the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) for their continued support to the Corps, while appreciating the media for their role in promoting road safety awareness.
He officially declared the 2025 Ember Months Campaign open, urging Nigerians to “collectively change our road traffic behaviour for safer roads and fuller lives.”
