The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Thursday said available statistics at its disposal revealed that 5,281 road traffic crashes occurred across the country involving 39,793 people between January and June, 2025.
However, 2,838 lives were lost, while 17,818 were rescued within the same period.
This figure, it added, represented an increase in crashes by 3.9 per cent and a rise in fatalities by 2.2 per cent.
The total number of people involved in road crashes in the period under review, the Corps said, also increased by 8.9 per cent compared to the same period in 2024.
The Corp Marshal, FRSC, Shehu Mohammed disclosed this at a press conference on Thursday in Abuja to the agency’s 2025 half-year strategy session.
He said he essence was to evaluate the Agency’s progress and to recalibrate its operations for greater impact and outcome.
Mohammed stated: “It is also on record that during the same period, FRSC operatives arrested 290,887 traffic offenders for committing 319,798 offences.
“Meanwhile, 250,720 offenders were arrested and 271,895 offences recorded in 2024. This reflects a 16 per cent rise in arrests and 14.9 per cent increase in offences booked.’
The corps Marshal added that the increase in the percentage of arrests and offences did not reflect FRSC as a weakened institution.
“On the contrary, it affirms that the corps is more vigilant and responsive to ensuring safety through visible enforcement,” he noted.
Furthermore, in the period under review, the FRSC boss disclosed that over 30 million passengers travelled using 2.3 million vehicles across the national road network.
The volume of vehicles and passengers on the roads, he said, had a correlative impact on the total number of offenders and offences booked.
Mohammed stated: “It also called for more effort from our operatives to meet up with the expectations for safety by the motoring public.
“For instance, Anambra and Kano States alone accounted for over 6.5 million passengers representing 22 per cent of the total passenger travels.
“These figures clearly demonstrated that the scale of road usage was quite high with attendant pressure on the road infrastructure and on our workforce. Let me state unequivocally that FRSC is not overwhelmed.
“The Corps is a resilient and committed agency rising to meet up with the growing national challenge with professionalism and innovation.”