The Nigeria Police Force has commenced a coordinated enforcement exercise across the country, targeting vehicles operating with covered, obscured, altered, defaced, or unregistered number plates as part of efforts to strengthen security and curb criminal activities.
The exercise, which follows a directive by the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, is aimed at enhancing public safety, improving vehicle identification, and preventing criminals from using untraceable vehicles to evade detection.
In Kogi State, the police command said it had begun a statewide operation against vehicles with covered, obscured, unauthorized, defaced, or missing registration number plates.
A statement issued on Monday by the command’s spokesperson, ASP Afusat Oyiza, said the Commissioner of Police, Naziru Kankarofi, directed all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and traffic personnel to ensure full compliance across the state.
She warned that vehicles found in violation would be impounded and subjected to investigation in accordance with extant laws.
Oyiza urged motorists, transport operators and fleet owners to ensure that their vehicles display valid and clearly visible number plates at all times and that all relevant documents are up to date and available for inspection.
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She described the exercise as a proactive security measure designed to improve crime prevention and strengthen security operations across the state.
Similarly, the Delta State Police Command announced the commencement of a statewide enforcement operation against vehicles without registration number plates and those with concealed, altered, defaced or unreadable plates.
In a statement signed by the PPRO, SP Bright Edafe, the command said the operation was intended to enhance public safety and strengthen law enforcement’s ability to identify vehicles, prevent crime and apprehend offenders.
“The command notes that vehicles without registration number plates or those deliberately concealed pose a significant security risk, as they are often difficult to trace and may be exploited by criminal elements to evade detection,” the statement said.
It advised motorists to remove any device, sticker, frame or cover obstructing the visibility of their number plates and immediately regularise vehicles operating without valid registration.
Delta State Commissioner of Police, Olufemi Oyeniyi, directed Area Commanders, DPOs, Tactical Commanders and patrol teams to ensure strict enforcement across the state.
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