FRSC Kaduna Zonal Command Loses 72 Officers To Reckless Drivers, Disobedient Motorists In 2018

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRCS) says 72 officers and men of its Kaduna Zonal Command were killed on duty by reckless and unruly drivers in 2018.

Mr Abayomi Omiyale, the FRSC Zonal Commanding Officer (ZCO), said this in Kaduna on Friday at a one-day retreat organised for FRSC commanding officers in the zone.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Kaduna Zonal Command of FRSC comprises Kaduna, Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states.

Omiyale said that some of the officers were knocked down by reckless drivers, while others were attacked by disobedient motorists.

”Over the last one year, our patrol officers have been knocked down, some were attacked or even shot, leading to the death of 72 patrol officers in the zone. Our vehicles and properties were also vandalised,” he said.