The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), RS12 Zonal Command, Bauchi, has commenced a three-day Zonal Intervention Special Patrol (ZISP) code-named “Operation Ride Safe” as part of sustained efforts to reduce Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs), fatalities, and injuries arising from overloading and mixed loading across Bauchi, Borno, and Yobe States.
The operation, which will run from 20th to 22nd July, 2026, is in compliance with the directive of the National Headquarters requiring all Zonal Commands to initiate strategic interventions tailored towards peculiar road traffic challenges within their jurisdictions.
The operation covers the entire RS12 Zone comprising three (3) Sector Commands and twenty (20) Unit Commands, with the deployment of a total of 30 patrol vehicles, 3 tow trucks, and 10 ambulances to enhance enforcement, rescue readiness, and operational visibility along major highways, black spots, motor parks, loading points, and other identified high-risk locations.
Speaking on the operation, the Assistant Corps Marshal and Zonal Commanding Officer, RS12 Zonal Command, Bauchi, ACM Leye Adegboyega, fsi, in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday, stated that the initiative is a proactive response to the increasing incidents of crashes linked to overloading and the dangerous practice of conveying passengers together with goods, livestock, fuel products, and other heavy cargo.
He emphasized that the operation is designed not only to enforce compliance with traffic regulations but also to educate motorists and the general public on the dangers associated with these unsafe practices.
According to him, patrol teams have been directed to intensify: enforcement against overloading and mixed loading; public enlightenment campaigns at motor parks, loading points, and communities; vehicle inspection before departure; stakeholder engagement with transport unions and fleet operators; increased patrol visibility along major corridors; and prompt rescue response where necessary.
As part of the public enlightenment component of the operation, “Early Morning Cry” campaigns are being conducted in major motor parks across the Zone to sensitize drivers, passengers, and transport operators on the need to comply with safe loading standards and other traffic regulations.
The Corps is also collaborating with the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigerian Army, and other sister security agencies, where necessary, to ensure effective enforcement and a secure operational environment.
The FRSC appealed to motorists, commercial drivers, transport unions, fleet operators, and passengers to support the initiative by obeying all traffic rules and avoiding practices that endanger lives. Drivers are particularly urged to refrain from carrying passengers alongside goods or exceeding the prescribed passenger and load capacities of their vehicles.
The Zonal Commanding Officer reaffirmed the Zone’s commitment to achieving the FRSC Corporate Strategic Goal of reducing Road Traffic Fatalities and Injuries by 10% through data-driven interventions.
The FRSC RS12 Zonal Command remains resolute in its mandate of creating a safer motoring environment and calls on all road users to join hands in making every journey safe.