No fewer than 39 vehicles have been impounded in Kebbi State after the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) launched a special enforcement operation targeting dangerous traffic violations across the State. The FRSC Kebbi crackdown began on Monday, July 20, 2026.

The exercise is focused on offences such as overloading, carrying passengers and goods together, route violations, tyre-related infractions and other practices capable of putting road users at risk.

The Kebbi Sector Commander, Mrs. Rukayya Zakaria, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

Zakaria said 39 vehicles had so far been arrested for different categories of traffic offences, adding that FRSC personnel had been fully deployed for the operation, which is scheduled to continue until Wednesday.

“So far, the Command has arrested 39 vehicles for various categories of traffic offences.

“Our personnel are fully deployed for the exercise, which will continue until Wednesday,” she said.

The operation, codenamed “Daidaita Lodi” and “Lodi Limit,” is being conducted simultaneously across the FRSC’s seven operational units in Kebbi State.

According to the Sector Commander, the exercise is aimed at improving compliance with road safety regulations and reducing the frequency of road traffic crashes.

She added that the operation was being carried out in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

The offences being targeted include tyre violations, road hazard violations, overloading and mixed loading, particularly the practice of transporting passengers and goods in the same vehicle.

Zakaria explained that the intervention patrol was part of a periodic nationwide enforcement exercise carried out on a weekly, monthly or quarterly basis, depending on directives from the FRSC Headquarters.

She said the exercise was also intended to strengthen compliance with traffic regulations, reduce crashes and protect the lives of motorists and other road users.

The Sector Commander urged motorists to obey traffic rules, avoid overloading and speeding, and ensure that their vehicles were in good condition before using the roads.

She said such measures were necessary to promote safer highways across Kebbi State.