Plateau: FRSC reveals why many accidents happen during ember months, speaks on spirits, demons
Assistant Corps Commander, Charles Badoohleng has said that 10 persons
perished in 37 road crashes involving 52 vehicles in 2017 Ember months
in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.
He said 4 persons have perished in 12 traffic accidents with 16
vehicles, involving 42 persons at the Hawan Kibo Unit between
September and October 2018.
Badoohleng disclosed this on Thursday at the 2018 Ember Month Campaign
flag-off at Hawan Kibo Unit in Riyom LGA, saying Ember months' crashes
are not caused by spirit and demons but dangerous driving.
"In 2017 Ember months, the command recorded thirty-seven (37) road
traffic crashes involving fifty-two (52) vehicles with two hundred and
seventy -seven (277) people involved.
"One hundred and thirty-three (133) people were injured, ten (10)
killed, but this year from September till date the command has
recorded twelve (12) road traffic crashes with sixteen vehicles
involved and forty-two (42) people involved seventeen (17) injured and
four (4) killed."
He said the Unit Command has embarked on Market/Motor Parks rallies,
public enlightenment in churches and Mosques, early morning safety cry
at motor parks and crash-prone area community training on first aid to
avert crashes and save lives.
"The Ember months, are the last months of the year which are
associated with crashes belief to be caused by spirits and demons.
"The reality on ground is that these months heralding the end of the
year always witness increase in vehicular movements of human and goods
from one place to another, tied up with human misconducts and
breakdown of laws.
"These include such unwholesome practices as dangerous driving,
overloading, use of phone while driving, lane discipline, wrongful
overtaking, and over speeding etc this, in turn, results in
corresponding incidences of crashes during this season.
"The resolve of the Corps as of today is to use the media and all
public enlightenment platforms to dispel the erroneous belief and to
proffer a way forward for the reduction of road traffic crashes and
where possible the elimination of crashes through its campaign.
"The Corps is going to be strict on its conduct of visual acuity test
to make sure all drivers on the roads do not have defective eyesight
and the responsibility equally falls on other traffic agencies to
collaborate with FRSC to achieve this."
He said the operation cobra which was initiated to curb specific
offences such as Light Violation, Drunk Driving, Dangerous Driving,
Use of phone while Driving, and Route Violation will be enforced to
avert road crashes.
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