Fed Roads Safety Corps builds capability of volunteers on rescue operations

The Federal Road Safety Corps FRSC has trained over One Hundred volunteers from Zuba area in the federal capital terrory on professional ways of rendering assistance to road accident victims.

At the training in Abuja, the FCT Sector Commander of FRSC Mr.

Muta’a Chorie said the training became necessary towards achieving the Corps mandate on reducing fatalities and prompt response during emergencies

The FCT Sector Commander said the Corps would continue to collaborate with Non governmental Organizations in providing training for residents in accident prone areas especially in providing first aid treatment to victims before the arrival of road safety personnel.

According to the FCT, Situation of crash victims of course the first hour is called the golden hour, and if a crash victims get help, the chances of survival are very high, that is why FRSC came up with this initiative and so, we are here today to fulfill one of those mandates, to train as many people as possible.

So that an average Nigeria in a crash scene will not just stand and be helpless. They would have been trained to know what to do in case they find themselves, in addition to calling the number 122 which is the FRSC toll free number.

Chorie also explained that the Corp is working assiduously, to leverage on technology available globally to enhance the operations.
“Nigeria is one of the few
African nations that has
leveraged on some road
safety principles and have recorded remarkable
progress in road safety
administration and
Management.

On her part the programme Hospital Emergency Response Foundation associates Health, Rimini Mato who took the participants on the basic safety tips stressed the need for Nigerians to always have a mindset to ensure humanity is put at the front burner during emergencies

“The attitude of for people who will be the first responders they need to have the right mindset to be able to attend to casualties on the road. They may not be able to respond if the did not have the right education on how to treat people and the right mindset.”

Some participants appreciated the training and pledged to put in to practice the training to rescue lives in line with the United Nations Decade
of Action on reducing road accident by fifty percent in the year 2030

Kayode Oyedare