The Kwara State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has deployed 450 personnel for Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.
The personnel include officers, special marshals, and first responders. The assets deployed include 16 patrol vehicles, two power bikes, four ambulances, four light private tow trucks, and a 70-tonne tow truck to monitor all roads during the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations in the state.
A statement by the Public Education Officer, Basambo Olayinka Busari, of the state sector command disclosed that the sector commander, Mufutau Irekeola, has deployed personnel for traffic control at strategic locations within Ilorin township and major cities in the state during the Eid-el-Kabir special patrol scheduled from June 5 to 11, 2025.
Irekeola admonished motorists to obey traffic rules and regulations throughout the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.
He further enjoined drivers to avoid dangerous driving and wrongful overtaking, speeding, overloading, obstruction, and use of phones while driving, among others.
He said to ensure free flow of traffic and safe motoring before, during, and after the celebrations, the command is currently engaging in public enlightenment campaigns/mega rallies in all interstate motor parks, early morning cry, market, church, and mosque advocacy to sensitise the motoring public in the state.
The command is also carrying out special patrol operations and traffic control to ease the free flow of traffic along the major roads, the statement added.
