FRSC assists woman in labour to deliver baby boy

(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 29, 2018 motorists wait in a traffic jam under banners bearing a portrait of Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, who is on official visit to Lagos. - From dealing with daily traffic snarls and potholes to unruly drivers in rickety vehicles with expired documents, Nigeria's highway patrol officers have a lot on their plate. At the same time, they have to face the risks from armed robbers who attack unsuspecting road users idling in monster traffic jams. But an increase in crime on the roads has sparked fresh debate over whether members of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) should be allowed to carry firearms. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)

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Some of the officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Oko-Afo outpost of Lagos State Sector Command, rendered assistance to a woman in labour while in transit on Thursday.

The Sector Commander of the Corps, Commander Olusegun Ogungbemide, in a statement by the FRSC Public Education Officer in Lagos, said that the assistance became imperative to save the pregnant woman and her baby.

“At about 0832hrs on Thursday night while on patrol at Area K Police Station in Morogbo, a Mazda bus transporting passengers stopped in front of the team and lodged a complaint.

“The complaint was that a pregnant woman was in labour.

“We quickly used the patrol vehicle to convene her to the nearest hospital, and to the glory of God she was safely delivered of a baby boy,” he said.

Ogungbemide said that the command would not relent on its determination to do anything that would safeguard the lives and property of the residents of Lagos on the road.

He urged all motorists to desist from breaking traffic rules and regulations to reduce traffic congestions and feel free to seek help whenever needed from their operatives on the road.

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