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, unauthorised, 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.
She described the exercise as a proactive security measure designed to improve crime prevention and strengthen security operations across the state.
