IGP Proscribes Unauthorized Use Of Unmarked/Covered Vehicle Number Plate
BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA – The Inspector-General of Police (Ag. IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has announced the proscription of the covering of Vehicle Number Plates by all unauthorized vehicle users across the country with immediate effect.
IGP Adamu, who gave the order on Tuesday, said this followed intelligence report which indicated that the unwholesome practice may be deployed by some unscrupulous persons to aid the commission of electoral related offences before, during and after the Saturday, 9th March, 2019 Gubernatorial/House of Assembly elections.
He said, apart from the immediate possible threats to the polls, the covering of Vehicle Number Plate amounts to a clear breach of the Road Traffic Act and other relevant laws of the land.
The IGP further said that the act could also impact negatively on national security and safety just as it has the capacity to; heighten criminal activities, engender atmosphere of lawlessness, shield perpetrators of crime and place unnecessary pressure on security agencies in their routine crime prevention and monitoring tasks.
Adamu therefore directed all Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) and Commissioners of Police (CPs) in the Zonal and State Commands to strictly enforce the restriction order at their various Areas of Responsibilities (AOR) and to ensure that all defaulters are dealt with according to the law.
These were contained in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Frank Mba, in which the IGP also warned that any security personnel found escorting their principal with an unmarked vehicle or those with masked vehicle number plates will be arrested and dealt with accordingly.
