Sallah Celebration:
FRSC Deploys Over 1000 Personnel To Flashpoints In Anambra
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra State says it deployed one thousand and twenty personnel, comprising Regular and Special Marshalls to roads for the Eid-El-Kabir celebration.
Anambra State Sector Commander, FRSC, Mr. Adeoye Irelewuyi, who disclosed this in a chat with journalists in Awka, said the aim was to ensure free flow of traffic during the period.
Mr. Irelewuyi said the command deployed its personnel to man identified troubled areas and flash points of the state.
According to him, some of the flash points include the Enugu Onitsha Expressway and the Old Road, before Awka as well as the Upper Iweka area.
The FRSC Sector Commander also pointed out that the Corps also deployed its men to the Aguata axis for vehicles moving towards Imo State and other parts of the South East.
Commandant irelewuyi moreover, hinted that his men were also monitoring the Niger Bridge axis, but maintained that they did not envisage much problems in the area because of the opening of the Second Niger Bridge.
Mr. Irelewuyi further explained that commercial drivers have also been discouraged from loading and offloading on the Niger Bridge.
Furthermore, he informed that tow trucks were on standby to remove any broken down vehicle to ensure free flow of traffic during the celebration.
