By Wilson Adekumola
The Kogi State Police Command has given two weeks warning to clamp down and impound cars using covered number plates, sirens and revolving lights by unauthorized vehicles across the state.
The command’s spokesman, SP William Ovye Aya, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday.
Aya, while quoting the Kogi State Commissioner of Police Akeem Yusuf, said the order became necessary following intelligence that some people hide under that guise to perpetrate evils which has posed threat to the security of the state.
He said futher that indiscriminate covering of vehicle number plates amounts to a clear breach of the road traffic Act and other extant laws of the land, adding, this act has led to an increase in criminal activities, creating chaos and concealing perpetrators of crime.
The statement read, “The situation has become an impediment in checkmating crime and criminality in the State by the security agents.
“The Commissioner of Police has therefore warned the general public to comply with this order as the Police in the State will commence the clamp down and impounding of such Vehicles and prosecution of offenders after the expiration of two weeks from today, Thursday 25th May 2023.
“The two weeks period is to give Vehicle owners more time to register their Vehicles, remove the covered number plates and replace the defaced number plates and other relevant documents.”
The Command in the state reassured its commitment to continue with its collaboration with other security agencies in the State to ensure the safety of lives and property.
