Federal Road Safety Corps,FRSC, says the corps will deploy one thousand eight hundred and eight personnel to monitor vehicular movements and arrest road traffic law violators during the yuletide on Lagos and Ogun roads.

Zonal Commanding Officer, RS2.2, Lagos, Sheu Zaki announced this during the flag-off of 2016 ember months’ campaign in Ogun, held at Ita Oshin park in Abeokuta, the state capital.

Zaki said the command would also deploy 61 patrol vehicles, 12 patrol motor bikes, six ambulances and two trucks to major stations in order to ease traffic and also attend to emergencies.

He explained that Lagos and Ogun accounted for over 40% of the vehicles in the country, adding that prompt response to crashes and road obstructions was necessary on this axis.

According to him, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway which usually accounts for about 6,000 vehicles daily accommodates a daily traffic of about 10,000 vehicles during the yuletide period.

He said overloading, speeding, dangerous driving and other malpractices would constitute part of the focus this special patrol operations, saying special patrols would hold in the zone from December to January eighteen.

Zaki advised motorists to use alternative routes to minimize traffic congestion on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, saying there would be a lot of religious activities during the yuletide.

In his own contribution, the Sector Commander in Ogun, Clement Oladele said the command was working closely with Ogun government, Federal Ministry of Works and other agencies to ensure that all highways are free.

He said the advisory enforcement of speed limiters still continues, saying that all commercial motorists should ensure they install the devise before the February 1 full enforcement.