In a bid to reduce the effects of road crashes in the state, the Federal Road Safety Corp, FRSC in collaboration with a pharmaceutical company, BOSKA has distributed crash helmets to okada riders in the state.
The event which took place at the FRSC Head office, Kaduna, had in attendance, top road safety stakeholders and hundreds of motorcycle riders in the state.
Speaking during the distribution exercise, the sector commander, Federal Road Safety Corp, Kaduna state command, Kabir Yusuf Nadabo, said the state has less record of crashes among okada riders compared to what is recorded among other vehicles such as trailer drivers in the state.
While emphasising on the importance of adhering to traffic laws in the state, the sector commander said the FRSC Corp Marshal, Dauda Ali Biu, has instructed all sector commanders across the country to ensure prompt prosecution of reckless drivers in the country to control the bane of crashes on Nigerian roads.
Kabir Nadabo added that the FRSC is always ready to collaborate with any organization in reducing road crashes in the state and by extension Nigeria.
In a remark, the brand manager, BOSKA, Mr Nnamdi Ezeani, said the collaboration is in furtherance of the company's corporate social responsibility in promoting safety of road users especially okada riders who are exposed to dangers in their daily struggles.
Earlier, the Corp Marshal, Kaduna State Traffic Law Enforcement Agency, KASTLEA, Dr. Karla Abdul Malik emphasized the need for other organizations in the private sector to give back to the society which has given them much.