Lagos Police Impounds More Than 50 Vehicles For Covered, Missing Number Plates

Lagos State Police Command impounds more than fifty (50) vehicles for covered, missing number plates. 

The enforcement drive aims to strengthen security and prevent criminals from concealing their identities.

The Lagos State Police Command on Monday, June 15, impounded over fifty (50) vehicles on the first day of enforcing the ban on covered, obscured, unauthorised and missing vehicle registration plates.

Ordered by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, the enforcement drive aims to strengthen security and prevent criminals from concealing their identities.

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, who led the operation, disclosed this on Monday while addressing journalists at the Command headquarters in Ikeja, where several impounded exotic vehicles were paraded.

“We have been warning motorists since last week to display their number plates properly and stop covering them. Today, we have begun enforcement. My officers and I went out this morning and arrested motorists who failed to fix their plate numbers or deliberately covered them,” he said.

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According to the Commissioner, the practice of covering or removing vehicle number plates hinders effective policing, surveillance, and vehicle tracking during crime investigations.

“The dangers inherent in covering or not properly fixing number plates include the use of such vehicles for criminal activities, including evasion of law enforcement and difficulty in tracking stolen vehicles,” he said.

The Commissioner assured that all vehicles impounded during the exercise would be processed in line with due procedures, while offenders would be made to face appropriate legal consequences.

“There are no exceptions apart from those exempted by law. The law will take its course. There is every possibility of prosecution to serve as a deterrent to others,” he said.

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