Babajide Okeowo
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Zone RS2 Command, which comprises of Lagos and Ogun states, has revealed that a total of 70 deaths were recorded from 102 road accidents during the Operation ZERO TOLERANCE, which started last December and ended on January 19, 2020.
Giving a breakdown, the RS2HQ, Lagos Zonal Commanding Officer, Samuel Obayemi, confirmed that about 70 lives were lost to road crashes against 42 deaths recorded within the same period in 2018.
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It was further gathered that the Lagos Command recorded 22 deaths from 80 road crashes while Ogun state recorded 48 from 42 road crashes.
Operation ZERO TOLERANCE was part of efforts by the FRSC to reduce road fatalities through enlightenment and enforcement.
Obayemi lamented that the number of causalities from the various road accidents increased because most motorists were not safety conscious.
