Police warn politicians, others against covered number plates

The Ogun State Police Command has warned politicians and other Nigerians against covering their vehicles number plates while on the road, warning that the command will henceforth impound any vehicles with such number plates.

In a statement issued on Tuesday by the spokesman of the command, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the command has observed with concern that in recent time, some politicians have been in the habit of covering their vehicles number plates with the stickers of their various political parties thereby making it difficult for security agents to identify the registration number of such vehicles.

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The practice, he said is inconsistent with the best practices all over the world, and it’s not going to be tolerated in Ogun state.  “Every vehicle needs to be identified with its number plate, and for anybody to cover such number plate’s means that the person is having a criminal intention.

“The Command is hereby using this medium to warn those involved in this practice to desist from it henceforth, as standing order has been given to Area commanders and DPOs to clamp down on such violators.

“There is nowhere in the road traffic act, where the sticker of political party or any other sticker is allowed to be used in place of number plates. Therefore, anybody caught in such act will be dealt with in accordance with the law,” he added.