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FRSC has revealed that 411 persons died while scooping fuel in 2024 across Nigeria.
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It also reported a reduction in traffic offenders, with 21,580 arrested in 2024 compared to 29,220 in 2023.
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The corps recorded a 10% reduction in Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) in 2024.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has disclosed that 411 persons lost their lives while scooping fuel from fallen tankers in 2024.
This revelation was made by the FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, while addressing newsmen on the 2024 special patrol operations in Abuja.
Mohammed stated that the corps recorded a reduction in traffic offenders, with 21,580 arrested in 2024 compared to 29,220 in 2023.
He explained, “This signifies a 26 per cent increase in compliance to traffic rules and regulations.”
The FRSC Corps Marshal further revealed that the total number of offences committed stood at 25,942, representing a 23.5 per cent reduction in traffic law violation compared to the data of the same period in 2023.
Mohammed also reported a 10% reduction in Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) in 2024, with 9,570 RTCs recorded nationwide.
He noted that 31,154 people were injured in 2024, while 31,874 were injured in 2023, representing a two per cent decrease.
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The corps recorded a seven per cent increase in fatalities, with 5,421 people killed in 2024, while 5,081 people were killed in 2023.
Mohammed pointed out that without the casualties recorded from scooping fuel from crashed tankers, the Corps would have recorded 5,010 deaths in 2024.
He described the scooping of fuel from fallen tankers as “the very monster the corps was fighting.”
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