According to Mr Yusuf Salami, Oyo state’s Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), the agency can only stop accidents if the public obeys traffic rules and regaulations.

Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan, he said: “the FRSC is doing everything possible to minimize crashes on our roads, but the only way to achieve this is with the cooperation of all and sundry."

"Drivers complying with traffic rules and regulations is, however, not negotiable,” he added.

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In the interview, Mr Salami also spoke on the number of traffic violations and arrests for August, 2016.

He announced that 2,040 offences had been recorded, while 1,818 traffic offenders had been arrested for these violations.

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The most common offence was driving without using seatbelts, 553 offenders were arrested for this, while 413 were also arrested for minor violations.

"Other offenders include: 531 riding motorcycles without wearing crash helmets, and 321 driving with expired or worn-out tyres ,’’ he revealed.