Nigeria to use speed limit device to curb accident

The Nigerian government on Wednesday directed road marshals to be prepared for the enforcement of the speed limit device in the country.

Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), gave the directive in northern city of Kaduna while addressing officers and men of the command.

He said that a Federal High Court in its judgment last week granted the FRSC the mandate to enforce the use of the speed limit device.

Oyeyemi said that 50 percent of crashes in the country were speed related, adding that President Buhari was worried about the situation.

He said the president had given FRSC all the support it needed to meet its mandate, including provision of additional patrol vehicles, ambulances, administrative and recovery vehicles to ease operations.

Oyeyemi also declared war on overloading and non usage of seat belts as part of efforts to curb road crashes.

He urged all sector commands across the country to step up enlightenment campaigns in motor parks, mosques, churches and public gatherings against overloading, over speeding and non usage of seat belts.

Road accidents take place frequently in Nigeria due to reckless driving, bad road conditions and over packing. More than 1,000 people are killed on the road each year in the country. Endit