The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said it would deploy 25, 224 officers to all highways in the country in order to ensure a hitch-free Easter celebration.

In a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem on Saturday, the deployed personnel would include 7,100 Officers, 18,124 Marshals Inspectors and Road Marshal assistants 15,225 Special Marshals who would cover all the identified areas across the country.

He added that Management staff, Zonal Commanding Officers, Sector Commanders and other senior officers of the rank of Deputy Corps Commanders (DCC) in the National Headquarters as well as Corridor Commanders, would also be deployed to the field to ensure compliance to all travel guidelines.

“In addition, 580 patrol vehicles, 92 ambulances, 17 tow trucks and 73 motorbikes are being deployed as part of the patrol logistics.

“Furthermore, 2,096 reflective jackets , 1,000 traffic crones, 73 tyre pressure gauges, a number of extricating machines and breathalyzers are part of the tools set aside for the special operations,” Kazeem further stated.

The statement revealed that the deployment would begin from Wednesday, March 31 to April 7.