The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has intensified efforts to improve traffic management and reduce road crashes and traffic offences in Cross River State during the remaining months of 2026.
In a statement signed by the Sector Commander of the FRSC in Cross River State, Corps Commander Innocent Etuk, the command said it had put measures in place to address increased vehicular movement, traffic congestion, road-user indiscipline and other challenges associated with the period.
Etuk said; “the command had strengthened special intervention patrols along major highways, traffic corridors, crash-prone locations and other areas identified as vulnerable to congestion.”
He noted that patrol teams had been strategically deployed to enhance monitoring, enforcement and prompt response to emergencies.
According to the Sector Commander, “the command would intensify enforcement against dangerous driving, overloading, excessive speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the use of mobile phones while driving and failure to use seat belts.”
He said the command would also check tyre-related offences, mechanically defective vehicles, number plate violations and other practices capable of endangering lives on the highways.
“We will ensure that our roads are safe this period and stop at nothing to make sure road traffic violators face the consequences,” Etuk said.
Stronger Collaboration
The Sector commander said the FRSC was working in partnership with the Cross River State Government, transport unions, security agencies, emergency response organisations, traditional institutions, local government authorities and other stakeholders to achieve the objectives of the Ember Months campaign.
He said; “the collaboration would promote coordinated traffic management, intelligence sharing, emergency response and effective intervention whenever necessary.”
Etuk said the command would also intensify public enlightenment and sensitisation campaigns, particularly in suburban towns and rural communities.
He said the campaign would be conducted through radio and television programmes, social media, visits to motor parks, town hall meetings, road shows and other platforms.
“We want to reach and educate motorists, commercial drivers, passengers and other road users even in the villages on safe driving practices,” he said.
Etuk urged road users to exercise patience, discipline and caution throughout the Ember Months, noting that increased travel during the period required greater responsibility from motorists and other road users.
Measures to Ease Traffic
The FRSC commander assured residents and visitors to Cross River that the command would deploy personnel to strategic intersections, major entry and exit points, busy traffic corridors, motor parks and other locations expected to experience increased vehicular activity.
He said officers had been directed to combine effective traffic control with firm but courteous enforcement to minimise unnecessary delays and prevent avoidable gridlock.
Etuk also urged FRSC personnel to remain professional, disciplined, civil and responsive in the discharge of their duties.
He stressed that the Ember Months operation was not solely an enforcement exercise but a collective effort to save lives, prevent road crashes and ensure the smooth movement of people and goods across the state’s 18 local government areas.
The sector commander advised members of the public to plan their end-of-year journeys carefully and avoid night travel where possible.
He also urged drivers to obtain adequate rest before embarking on long-distance journeys.
Etuk appealed to members of the public to report dangerous driving and other unsafe road practices by calling the FRSC toll-free emergency line 122.
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