The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps in Anambra State, Bridget Asekhauno, has said no fewer than 21 persons lost their lives while 144 were injured in road crashes that occurred across the state between January and October, 2025.
Asekhauno disclosed this on Monday during a press conference to flag off the 2025 “Ember months” public enlightenment campaign, themed, ‘Take responsibility for your safety: Stop distracted driving’.
According to her, the number of casualties was recorded in 57 crashes, attributing most of them to overspeeding.
She said some of the activities lined up for the “ember months” campaign include a motorcade rally and a town hall meeting to sensitise road users and stakeholders on the need to take their safety more seriously.
She said, “No fewer than 21 persons lost their lives while 144 were injured in road crashes that occurred across the state between January and October, 2025. The casualties resulted from about 57 crashes.
“We are commencing the 2025 ‘Ember months’ public enlightenment campaign, themed, ‘Take responsibility for your safety: Stop distracted driving’.
“We will be having a motorcade rally across the state, especially parks to sensitise road users, including drivers to ensure they take responsibility for their safety by avoiding distractive driving.
Delivering the address of Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed, the Sector Commander quoted him as saying the choice of the 2025 end-of-year campaign theme was to address road traffic infringements by drivers largely responsible for previous road crash records.
The corps marshal appreciated the media for its unwavering commitment to advancing road safety enlightenment, while assuring them of continuous collaboration as a critical platform for sensitisation.
This development follows newsmen online’s earlier report in which FRSC announced that no fewer than 3,400 people were killed in road crashes across Nigeria between January and September 2025.
During the same period, 22,162 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a total of 6,858 reported crashes.
The statistics were disclosed by Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed on Monday in Abuja at a press conference marking the official flag-off of the 2025 Ember Months Public Enlightenment and Sensitisation Campaign.
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