Several vehicles operating without registration number plates and those with concealed or altered plate numbers have been impounded by the Adamawa State Police Command.
SP Suleiman Nguroje, the public relations officer of the Adamawa state police command disclosed this in an official statement and also added that the Adamawa state Commissioner of Police, CP Kabir Umar Hassan has established a task for the implementation.
“The Commissioner of Police, Adamawa State Command, CP Kabir Umar Hassan, has directed the immediate enforcement of the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, aimed at curbing the use of vehicles operating without registration number plates and those with concealed, altered, defaced or otherwise obscured registration details.
“In compliance with the directive, the Commissioner of Police has constituted a special task force comprising personnel drawn from relevant departments and formations of the command, headed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, DCP Abubakar Haruna, to monitor compliance and carry out enforcement operations across the state.
“The command notes with concern the increasing use of unregistered and improperly identified vehicles, a situation that poses serious security risks and undermines efforts geared towards crime prevention, intelligence gathering and public safety.
“Criminal elements often exploit such vehicles to perpetrate crimes and evade detection.
“Such vehicles may be impounded and subjected to necessary legal procedures in accordance with extant laws.