Dangote Group don praise Federal Road Safety Corps for di work wey dem do wey cause crash wey involve Dangote truck reduce well well for Nigeria. Dis one happen during appreciation visit wey di Head of Transport for Dangote Group, Mr. Murillo Silva, and im team pay to FRSC National Headquarters for Abuja on Tuesday.
Dem commend Corps Marshal, FRSC, Shehu Mohammed, for di professionalism and strategic recommendations wey don transform di company transport safety operations. Mr. Murillo Silva tok say FRSC and Dangote Group get common vision on wetin must do to make di transport sector safer, and di partnership dey produce measurable results.
According to am, di intervention by FRSC don reposition Dangote fleet to become model for fleet management and road safety compliance across Africa. Di FRSC Gap Analysis wey dem do for September 2025 don reveal critical operational lapses, including speed limiter violations, poor driver rest management, overloading, weak safety monitoring systems and high crash exposure wey human factors cause.
But after Dangote implement di recommendations, comparative crash data between first quarter of 2025 and first quarter of 2026 show remarkable improvement. Statistics show 56 percent reduction in crashes, from 25 cases for Q1 2025 to 11 cases for Q1 2026. Fatal crashes also decline by 36 percent, while number of persons injured reduce by 52 percent from 89 to 42.
Most important, deaths wey crash cause drop by 60 percent from 35 recorded deaths for 2025 to 14 for 2026. Di Corps Marshal tok say di outcome na clear demonstration say strategic partnerships, data-driven interventions and institutional collaboration remain critical to improving road safety and saving lives.
Im commend Dangote management for embracing professional scrutiny and implementing key safety reforms, noting say sustained compliance with di recommendations fit position di company as one of di safest fleet operators for Africa. Di Corps Marshal further urge other fleet operators and transport companies to emulate Dangote example by adopting proactive safety measures wey fit reduce crashes and improve operational standards for Nigerian roads.
