Ogun State police crack down on vehicles with covered, fake number plates

The Ogun State Police Command has initiated a statewide enforcement campaign targeting vehicles with covered, obscured, defaced, concealed, or unauthorized registration number plates. This move aims to bolster security and prevent criminal elements from exploiting anonymity in their illicit activities.

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The exercise is aimed at strengthening security, enhancing public safety, and denying criminal elements the anonymity often exploited in the commission of crimes.

The operation aligns with directives from the Inspector-General of Police. Commissioner of Police Bode Ojajuni has instructed all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, and Tactical Team Commanders to impound non-compliant vehicles and conduct thorough investigations according to existing laws. The enforcement also extends to vehicles displaying fake or improperly issued number plates.

"The exercise is aimed at strengthening security, enhancing public safety, and denying criminal elements the anonymity often exploited in the commission of crimes," stated the police. The command clarified that the directive exempts only vehicles officially permitted to display flags, adhering to established protocols. Motorists and the public are urged to ensure their vehicles always carry valid, clearly visible registration plates.

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The Ogun State Police Command wishes to advise motorists, transport operators, fleet owners, and members of the public to ensure that their vehicles carry valid, duly issued, and clearly visible registration number plates at all times.

The police emphasized that the operation is not intended to inconvenience law-abiding citizens but to improve law enforcement's ability to identify vehicles, investigate crimes, and track suspects, thereby strengthening the overall security architecture of Ogun State.

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This exercise is not intended to inconvenience law-abiding citizens but to enhance the capacity of law enforcement agencies to identify vehicles, investigate crimes, track criminal suspects, and strengthen the overall security architecture of Ogun State.