The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has joined forces with the Nigeria Police Force commands in Anambra and Delta states to tackle traffic congestion on the Niger bridges connecting Onitsha and Asaba, during the yuletide season.

This collaboration aims to ensure a smoother flow of traffic on these critical corridors

The checkpoints will be removed from December 18 2023 to January 10, 2025, according to spokesman of the FRSC, Assistant Corps Marshal Olusegun Ogungbemide, in a statement on Tuesday.

Ogungbemide said that other areas of collaboration between the two agencies during yuletide season include ?establishment of mobile surveillance at the Second Bridge axis, dismantling of all police checkpoints on the Delta side of the Old Niger Bridge to facilitate free trafficking flow, as well as adequate deployment of officers for joint traffic control on the two bridges.?

He said the partnership was reached following a ?critical session? by the Sector Commander, Anambra State, Corps Commander Joyce Nnennaya Alexander, and the Anambra State Police Commissioner, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam and his counterpart in Delta State, CP BS Oluwafemi.

Ogungbemide said that the Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Shehu Mohammed, had applauded the Sector Commander for the synergy.

?He said that the collaboration will strengthen the resolve of the Corps towards achieving safety and ease of movement for all road users on the Niger bridges during the festive period,? Ogungbemide said.

The Nation reports that the FRSC has a history of working with state governments and other stakeholders to improve road safety and traffic management.

During the 2021 yuletide season, the FRSC partnered with the Delta State Government to ensure free-flowing traffic on the River Niger Bridge. (The Nation)

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