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From Okwe Obi, Abuja
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Wednesday disclosed that it recorded 10,446 crashes and 5,289 deaths in 2025.
Its Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, who addressed journalists in Abuja, announced that 33,400 were injured in the same year.
He pointed out that the rate of fatalities reduced compared to previous years, adding that the reduction showed improvement in post-crash response.
He said: “Total crashes across the country increased by 9.2 per cent, from 9,570 in 2024 to 10,446 in 2025.
“The number of persons killed declined from 5,421 to 5,289, representing a 2.4 per cent reduction.
“While this reduction confirms that post-crash response interventions are working, it fell short of the corps’ strategic target of a 10 per cent fatality reduction and confirms that the challenge before us is no longer response alone, but prevention, compliance and deterrence.”
The Corps Marshal attributed the incidences to over speeding and other road traffic violations, stating that offences increased in 2025.
He said: “The number of offenders arrested increased from 453,304 in 2024 to 581,332 in 2025, representing an increase of 128,028 arrests, which translates to a 28.3 per cent rise.
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“Similarly, offences booked rose from 496,799 in 2024 to 648,918 in 2025, an increase of 152,119 offences, amounting to a 30.6 per cent increase.
“This upward trend reflects intensified patrol operations, improved surveillance, and a more robust enforcement strategy aimed at promoting road discipline and enhancing overall safety on Nigerian roads.”
Going forward, he said the FRSC would introduce an implement a new policy directives for 2026, which include intelligence-led enforcement, zero tolerance for major traffic offences and stricter speed management, particularly for commercial vehicles.
“The corps will implement the following policy directions as standing operational orders: First, all Commands shall transition from routine patrols to intelligence-led, risk-based enforcement.
“The corps will enforce zero tolerance on the ‘Big Five’ offences responsible for over 70 per cent of fatal and serious crashes: speed violation, dangerous driving, drunk or drug-impaired driving, wrong-way driving, and overloading.
“Speed management will be elevated from routine enforcement to national operational priority.
“Full compliance with the installation of speed limit devices on all commercial vehicles will be enforced, including re-certification audits and public sanctioning of non-compliant fleet operators.
“Public enlightenment will shift from general awareness to behaviour-change communication, with segmented messaging for commercial drivers, private motorists, motorcyclists and fleet operators,” he submitted.
