The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Oyo Sector Command, has
warned that anyone found transporting ram on motorcycle risked a fine of
N10,000. Mr Yusuff Salami, the Sector Commander, told the News Agency
of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Tuesday that the directive was part of
measures put in place to ensure the safety of all road users during the
Eid-el-Kabir celebration. “Anyone found carrying ram on private
motorcycle or `okada’ (commercial motorcycle) will be charged for over
loading and the fine is N10,000. “It is not an acceptable way of
transporting animal.’’ Salami said that the command had commenced a
special patrol tagged “Operation Eid-el-Kabir’’, to ensure free flow of
traffic and strict adherence to traffic laws during the festivities.
He said that the patrol team would ensure free flow of traffic and
look out for traffic offences ranging from speeding to dangerous
driving, lane indiscipline, unlatched vehicles and use of mobile phone
on wheels.
Salami said that FRSC personnel had been deployed to various routes
across the state including, Lagos-Ibadan Express Way, Iwo road,
Ibadan-Ife Road and Ibadan-Ogbomoso Road.
The sector commander urged the people to make use of the emergency
line 122, to contact the FRSC for immediate action in emergency cases.
Salami urged motorists to obey traffic rules and urged passengers to
always caution the drivers whenever they were violating traffic rules.
(NAN)
