The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command, says no fewer than 161 persons died in 415 road crashes across the state between January and May.
The command’s spokesperson, Mr Afolabi Odunsi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ota.
Odunsi said that within the period under review 1,007 persons sustained various degrees of injuries from the crashes.
He also said that compared with the 494 road traffic crashes recorded in 2025 within the same period, the 2026 figure decreased by 79
He further said that the number of deaths recorded in 2026 declined to 161 from the 212 recorded in 2025.
According to him, the number of people injured also decrease from 1,121 recorded in 2025 to 1,007 in 2026.
”This feat couldn’t have been achieved if not for the intensive public enlightenment by the FRSC personnel educating the public on road safety measures.’’
Odunsi however attributed most of the road crashes to violation of traffic rules and regulations including speeding, drunk driving, wrong overtaking, use of phone, overloading, tyres burst, among others.
“We are appealing to the motorists to adhere strictly to traffic rules and regulations in order to prevent unnecessary loss of lives through road crashes,” he said
He reiterated the command’s commitment to ensuring safety of lives and property through enforcement of traffic rules and more sensitisation
