The Lagos State Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has said that its men arrested 8,112 traffic offenders across the state in February.
The state Sector Commander, Mr Chidi Nkwonta, told newsmen in Lagos last Wednesday that the offenders were involved in 9,126 traffic offences.
According to reports, the command arrested 7,710 offenders for 8,606 offences in January.
Shedding light on the arrests in February, Nkwonta said lack of caution signs and non-use of seat belts topped the list of the offences.
“We were able to arrest 8,112 offenders for 9,126 offences in February and we will not cease warning against all actions that are injurious to road safety.
“Road users ought to consider the safety of their lives and those they are carrying above all the reasons they may have to disregard rules.
“Everyone should put safety first and obey traffic laws as a civic obligation, knowing that life has no duplicate,” he said.
He said the nation cannot continue to lose lives to road crashes and all motorists must obey traffic rules.
“We will continue to arrest traffic rule violators until the roads are sanitised.
“We have just flagged off `Operation Crash the Crashes’ on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, one of our major corridors, with a view to realise zero crashes on our highways,” he said.
Nkwonta said his priority when he assumed office was to raise the level of enforcement of traffic regulations.
The sector commander attributed the low record of casualties during the 2013 ‘Ember Months Patrol’ to emphasis on enlightenment campaigns.
The command recorded 22 road crashes, which claimed 16 lives and left 56 people injured, during the 2013 end of year patrol.