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By: Abdullahi Inuwa
In a strong end-of-year reckoning, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Katsina Sector Command has reported notable gains in road safety outcomes for 2025, recording fewer crashes and fatalities compared with 2024—an encouraging signal that sustained enforcement and public enlightenment are saving lives.
Speaking during an end-of-year review interview with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the Katsina Sector Commander, Corps Commander Maxwell Kaltungo Lede, said the improvement aligns with the Corps’ strategic target of cutting road traffic crashes and deaths by 10 percent.
Data presented during the review showed a clear drop in offenders and offences in 2025, reflecting stronger compliance and improved driving behaviour across Katsina State. The Command also recorded fewer reported crashes and fatalities—an outcome attributed to faster emergency response, smarter enforcement and relentless advocacy. However, the Sector Commander cautioned that injuries and the number of persons involved in crashes rose, underscoring the need for deeper preventive measures and heightened public awareness.
Commander Lede praised the media—particularly the NTA—for amplifying FRSC messages statewide, noting that 2025 was “operationally better” than the previous year. He credited the gains to expanded public sensitisation that moved beyond motor parks into mosques, churches, markets and rural communities; tighter stakeholder engagement through town halls, rallies and press briefings; and intelligence-driven enforcement along high-risk corridors to curb speeding, overloading, mix-loading and the use of unsafe vehicles.
On readiness for 2026, the Sector Commander assured road users that the Command is fully prepared. He confirmed that the special Operation Zero Tolerance Yuletide Patrol runs until 15 January 2026, with officers deployed across major corridors to manage the post-festive traffic surge as travellers return. “This is a critical window,” he said, “and we are already on the roads—educating, enlightening, engineering and enforcing—to prevent avoidable crashes.”
Reaffirming the Command’s resolve, Lede said FRSC Katsina will consolidate its gains, deepen partnerships and intensify interventions to further drive down crashes and offences in the year ahead.
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