The Ogun State Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Clement Oladele, on Monday revealed that 11 children had been killed in different road crashes in the state in 2019.
Oladele made the disclosure during the 2019 Children’s Day celebration and Road Safety Club session held at the FRSC headquarters in Abeokuta.
The sector commander disclosed that six of the children, a boy and five girls, died in a road crash at Olorunsogo in Abeokuta on Jan. 25, adding that the FRSC places special premium on the protection of children from traffic-related dangers.
‘‘We have devoted special attention to the propagation of Road Safety Clubs in Primary and Junior Secondary Schools where road safety ideas are being taught.
‘‘We have a total of 774 Road Safety Clubs in Primary and Secondary Schools across Ogun State.
‘‘One of my saddest moments as Sector Commander was the day we lost one of our children in a road traffic crash.
‘‘She was an undergraduate of the Tai Solarin University of Education who had just concluded her internship with us here in FRSC.
‘‘The memory of the young lady still brings me pain,” he said.