BY MAYOWA SAMUEL
The Ogun Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has disclosed that it will deploy breathalysers to test motorists so as to detect those driving under the influence of alcohol during the Eid al–Adha (Sallah) festivities on Saturday.
Making this known on Tuesday in Ota, Ogun State, the Sector Commander of FRSC, Ahmed Umar, said any motorist who tests positive to alcohol would be subjected to a drug test.
Umar added that the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) would be engaged for this purpose during the festival.
He said, “We are therefore appealing to motorists to avoid drink driving during and after the festive period.
“People should not indulge in drinking and driving at the same time to prevent unnecessary loss of life,” he warned.
Umar also warned that any vehicle impounded because the driver violated traffic rules and regulations would not be released until after the Sallah festival.
The sector commander said that the FRSC would collaborate with the other security agencies to check Road Traffic Violations (RTV) on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, among others.
“We are also collaborating with the Navy and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to maintain sanity during the Sallah festival on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Sagamu -Ijebu Ode-Ore Expressway.
