The Federal Road Safety Corps has launched the 2026 Easter Special Patrol Operations, scheduled to run from April 1 to 8, 2026, to ensure safe and smooth movement of road users during the holiday.
In a statement on Wednesday, signed by Ag. Corps Public Education Officer, Felicia Kalu, the Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed, said the operation was necessitated by the “expected increase in vehicular and human traffic across the country, as Nigerians join the global Christian community in commemorating the Easter celebration.”
The Corps has identified high-risk and high-traffic routes for special attention, including Lagos-Ibadan, Sagamu-Ore-Benin, Abuja-Lokoja, Benin-Auchi-Okene, Kaduna-Zaria-Kano, Ilorin-Mokwa-Birnin Gwari, Bauchi-Gombe, as well as major eastern routes such as Onitsha-Asaba-Benin, Onitsha-Owerri, and Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt.
Mohammed said personnel and logistics have been “strategically deployed along these corridors to enhance traffic flow, ensure rapid emergency response, and boost operational visibility.”
He added that the Corps will “intensify enforcement against major traffic violations responsible for road crashes,” including speeding, dangerous driving, overloading, lane indiscipline, use of mobile phones while driving, tyre violations, road obstructions, and mix loading of passengers with goods.
Special attention will also be given to “seat belt compliance, child restraint use, passengers’ manifest violations, and mechanically deficient vehicles.”
To reinforce compliance, Mohammed said, “mobile courts will be deployed along major routes for the prompt prosecution of offenders.
This measure is designed to ensure immediate dispensation of justice in accordance with existing traffic laws, while promoting discipline and accountability among road users.”
The FRSC has also activated round-the clock patrol, rescue, and traffic management services, supported by patrol vehicles, ambulances, tow trucks, and modern enforcement equipment.
Mohammed said, “Public enlightenment campaigns will be intensified through National Traffic Radio 107.1 FM and other media platforms to provide real-time travel advisories and safety information.”
He assured Nigerians of the FRSC’s commitment to “safeguarding lives and property on the highways” and called on motorists to “obey traffic rules, avoid risky driving behaviours, and ensure their vehicles are in good condition before embarking on any journey.”
Members of the public are advised to contact the Corps in case of emergencies through the toll-free number 122 or 0700 CALL FRSC.
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