The Katsina State Police Command has commenced a statewide enforcement against vehicles operating without valid registration or concealed, fake and improperly displayed number plates.
The command said the exercise followed a directive by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, aimed at strengthening internal security and enhancing crime detection across the country.
In a statement issued on Thursday in Katsina, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, said the operation would target vehicles with unregistered, forged, duplicated or improperly affixed number plates.
He said the enforcement would also cover vehicles with number plates that were covered, concealed, defaced, mutilated, dented or altered to obstruct visibility.
According to him, the command has observed an increasing use of hidden, missing or unauthorised registration plates by criminal elements to evade identification and frustrate law enforcement efforts.
Sadiq-Aliyu said such practices posed security threats, as they hindered proactive policing and made crime detection more difficult.
He said the Commissioner of Police, Ali Fage, had directed all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and Tactical Commanders to immediately commence strict enforcement across the state.
The police spokesman warned that any vehicle found violating the law would be impounded, investigated and the offenders prosecuted in accordance with extant laws.
He advised motorists to regularise their vehicle registration and ensure their number plates were properly affixed, clearly visible and compliant with the law.
Sadiq-Aliyu also said the commissioner also directed officers deployed for the operation to maintain the highest level of professionalism and civility in the discharge of their duties.
This post was originally published on this site.
