Comparative Analysis of Road Traffic Accidents Occurrence between FCT Abuja and Kogi State, Nigeria

Abstract

In view of the fact that road traffic accident has become a major cause of deaths in Nigeria, this study was set out to analyse the spatial variation in the occurrence of the phenomena, using two contiguous geographical territories that are politically different in terms of roles. Data on reported cases of road traffic accidents was obtained from the Federal Road Safety Commission and was analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics, particularly the student’s t – test. The findings revealed that there was indeed a significant difference between Abuja (the Federal Capital Territory -FCT) and Kogi state in terms of the frequency of accidents, with the former having a higher rate of occurrence. Again, it has revealed that while the casualty rates (i.e. those either injured or killed) has remained fairly stable in Kogi state, the figures have been increasing around the FCT, over the period of study.