Road crashes killed 3,433 persons in 9 months – FRSC

The Corp Marshal Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Muhammed, has disclosed that 3,433 people lost their lives while 22,162 others sustained injuries in 6,858 road crashes recorded between January and September 2025. Corps Marshal Mohammed announced this on Monday in Abuja during a press briefing to launch the 2025 Ember Months Road Safety Campaign […]

The Corp Marshal Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Muhammed, has disclosed that 3,433 people lost their lives while 22,162 others sustained injuries in 6,858 road crashes recorded between January and September 2025.

Corps Marshal Mohammed announced this on Monday in Abuja during a press briefing to launch the 2025 Ember Months Road Safety Campaign aimed at reducing accidents during the festive season.

He identified the major causes of crashes as driver fatigue, overloading, the conveyance of passengers in haulage vehicles, and the transportation of fuel in plastic containers.

He noted that during the 2024 Operation Zero exercise (December 15, 2024 – January 15, 2025), a total of 432 people were killed, 2,070 injured, and 533 crashes reported.

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“Driver behaviour remains a fundamental factor in determining safety on our highways,” he said, adding that the 2025 end-of-year campaign would intensify awareness and sensitisation to promote responsible driving.

He listed common violations contributing to road crashes, including speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, failure to obey traffic rules, non-use of seat belts, road rage, and phone use while driving.

Mohammed added that, in line with the Corps’ commitment to achieving the campaign’s objectives, FRSC personnel and special marshals would be deployed across major highways and crash-prone areas nationwide.

He announced the roll out of contactless biometric capture system for driver’s licence issuance, designed to eliminate delays and the use of temporary licences.

Mohammed said the new system would make licence processing instantaneous, noting that the upgraded printing facility can now produce an average of 15,000 driver’s licences daily.

“This capacity will be increased to clear the backlog before the second week of November 2025. Once you are captured, you receive your driver’s licence instantly—no more temporary documents or long waiting periods,” he said.

 

Road crashes claim 248 in Niger

Meanwhile, 248 people have been killed in 253 road crashes in the first quarter of 2025 in Niger State.

The Niger State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Aishat Sa’adu, made this known at a press briefing marking the 2025 ember months public enlightenment and sensitisation campaign in Minna, the state capital.

She said between January and April this year, 1, 372 people were injured out of the 2, 522 people involved in 253 crashes.

The Sector Commander also revealed that 3, 960 people were involved in 419 crashes, killing 439 people and injuring 1, 830 others in 2024.

According to her, between December 15, 2024 and January 15, 2025, the period of operation zero crash campaigns, 46 people were killed while 205 others were injured out of 432 victims involved in 47 reported road crashes.