Kasim Sumaina in Abuja
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has launched a nationwide Zonal Special Intervention Patrol (ZSIP), rolling out twelve intelligence-driven operations across its Zonal Commands to confront the most persistent causes of road traffic crashes in different parts of the country.
FRSC noted that beginning from 20th of July, all the 12 Zonal Commands of the Corps will simultaneously execute specially designed, code-named operations tailored to address the peculiar road safety challenges within their jurisdictions.
It disclosed that from Operation Fushin Zuma (Anger of the Bee) in Kaduna to Operation Ride Safe in Bauchi, Operation Shark Smile in Port Harcourt, Operation ABO (Safe Passage) in Lagos, Operation Sauka Lafia in Abuja, Operation Kasolayo in Ilorin, Operation Kwushi Ihe Mberede in Enugu, Operation Sanity in Osogbo, Operation Total Compliance in Benin, Operation Harbin Kunama (Scorpion Sting) in Yola, Operation Hadarin Kalangu in Jos and Operation Daidaita Loading in Zone 10, the coordinated intervention manifests the Corps’ resolve to confront specific traffic violations through intelligence-driven enforcement, robust public enlightenment, enhanced operational visibility, stakeholder engagement and strategic collaboration with sister security agencies.
The one overriding objective is to reduce road traffic crashes, save lives and make Nigerian roads safer for all.
The Special Intervention Patrol, the agency in a statement issued on Sunday by its Public Education Officer, Deputy Corps Commander Corps, Osondu Ohaeri, said, is a strategic operational initiative approved by the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed to enable every Zonal Command address its peculiar crash trends through intensive enforcement, sustained public education, stakeholder engagement, rescue preparedness and enhanced operational visibility.
Ohaeri stressed the operation was designed to achieve measurable reductions in road traffic crashes by focusing on offences that have continued to claim innocent lives on Nigerian roads.
He added that the Corps Marshal described the initiative as a decisive shift from conventional enforcement to targeted, intelligence-led operations capable of delivering greater impact. According to him, every operation has been carefully designed to confront specific dangerous behaviours responsible for avoidable deaths and injuries.
He disclosed that the operations would involve massive deployment of personnel to highways, motor parks, loading points and other critical corridors, complemented by sustained public enlightenment, stakeholder engagement and close collaboration with sister security agencies to guarantee effective enforcement and rapid emergency response.
He further explained that the Corps Marshal warned motorists, commercial vehicle operators and fleet owners to strictly comply with all traffic regulations, emphasising that violators would be met with firm but professional enforcement in line with the Corps’ statutory mandate.
While reassuring Nigerians that the operations are not intended to punish law-abiding road users but to protect lives and property, he called on members of the public to cooperate with patrol teams by obeying traffic regulations, avoiding dangerous practices such as overloading and mixed loading, and reporting reckless driving and other unsafe behaviours.
He further urged transport operators to embrace voluntary compliance, noting that road safety is a shared responsibility that demands collective action from government, transport stakeholders and every road user.
He concluded by affirming that the message is unmistakable: “Every Zone has a mission. Every patrol has a purpose. Every operation is a commitment to saving lives.”
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