The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has deployed 1,500 personnel to construction zones and other areas of the state ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration, to prevent accidents.FRSC’s Sector Commandant in Ogun, Mr Clement Oladele, made this known in Ota, Ogun State.Oladele said that the deployment of both regular and special marshals became necessary to ensure a free flow of traffic, thus reducing the pains suffered by motorists in the state.The FRSC boss said that the heavy presence of its personnel would be felt at construction zones, as most accidents occur at such places.
He highlighted such areas to include Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Sagamu-Ijebu Ode Expressway, Benin-Ore Expressway, Idiroko, Itori, Ifo, Ewekoro.Oladele noted that such measures became necessary to save lives and property, as it had been anticipated that many people would be coming for the church programmes and the Sallah festival in the state.
