The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has commenced nationwide Special Patrol Operations ahead of the 2026 Eid El-Kabir celebrations, deploying over 30,000 personnel, including Regular and Special Marshals, to ensure safer roads, free flow of traffic, and prompt emergency response across the country.
The special operations, which began on May 25 and will run through May 31, 2026, are part of the Corps’ annual strategic intervention aimed at reducing road traffic crashes, fatalities, congestion, and other highway emergencies usually associated with increased vehicular movement during festive periods.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Corps Public Education Officer, Osondu Ohaeri, who explained that the exercise is designed to guarantee smooth traffic flow, strategic management of identified black spots and flashpoints, prompt rescue services, immediate clearance of obstructions, and strict enforcement of traffic laws on major highways nationwide.
According to the statement, the Corps has fully mobilised operational equipment and logistics, including patrol vehicles, ambulances, tow trucks, motorcycles, radar guns, breathalysers, and other traffic control facilities to strategic locations across the federation for rapid response and enhanced operational efficiency.
The FRSC said all Zonal Commanding Officers, Sector Commanders, and Unit Commanders have been directed to sustain aggressive visibility patrols and ensure full coverage of identified corridors throughout the operations.
The patrol teams are expected to focus on offences such as excessive speed, dangerous driving, wrongful overtaking, overloading, lane indiscipline, use of mobile phones while driving, operation of mechanically deficient vehicles, use of expired or worn out tyres, passenger manifest violations, and other traffic offences linked to fatal crashes.
To strengthen enforcement, the Corps stated that mobile courts would be operational nationwide for speedy prosecution of traffic offenders, while emergency response and rescue teams have been placed on maximum alert for immediate intervention during distress situations.
The operations will run on shift basis to ensure 24-hour surveillance and patrol of major highways, while night rescue teams have also been strategically positioned across designated operational commands nationwide.
Major highways identified for intensive patrol and traffic management include the Abuja–Kaduna–Kano corridor, Akwanga–Lafia–Makurdi route, Kaduna–Saminaka–Jos highway, Ibadan–Ogere–Sagamu road, Sagamu–Mowe–Lagos expressway, Makurdi–Otukpo–9th Mile corridor, Asaba–Abraka–Ughelli–Warri axis, and the Okene–Ogori–Owo route, among other traffic-prone corridors across the country.
The Corps further stated that it would continue collaborating with the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, military formations, emergency medical service providers, and other relevant stakeholders to strengthen traffic management and emergency response throughout the festive period.
The FRSC urged motorists to exercise patience, discipline, and strict compliance with traffic regulations by avoiding speeding, dangerous overtaking, drunk driving, night travel, overloading, and other unsafe road practices capable of endangering lives.
Road users were also encouraged to cooperate with personnel deployed on 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 emergencies.
The Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, reassured Nigerians of the Corps’ preparedness to ensure safer roads during the Eid El-Kabir celebrations and wished Muslim faithful and all road users a peaceful, safe, and crash free Sallah celebration.
