The Osun State Police Command, in a bid to reinforce security across the state, has launched an enforcement exercise across the state against vehicles and motorcycles operating with covered, obscured, defaced, concealed, unauthorised, or unregistered number plates.
The operation, the Command said was in response to a directive given by the Inspector-General of Police to enhance public safety and to prevent criminals from exploiting anonymity to carry out unlawful activities.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, in a statement on Tuesday in Osogbo, said the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Ibrahim Gotan, had ordered that all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and officers on the field, should impound offending vehicles and carry out detailed investigations in accordance with extant laws.
“The exercise is targeted at enhancing security, improving public safety and denying criminal elements the anonymity that is often exploited in the commission of crimes,” the statement read.
Police said the enforcement would also target vehicles with fake, improperly issued, altered or other unauthorized registration number plates warning that such violations would not be tolerated.
“The command has therefore directed the motorist, transport operators, fleet owners and members of the public to ensure that all their vehicles are duly registered with valid registration number plates that are clearly visible at all times,” the statement added.
The statement added that the operation was not aimed at inconveniencing law-abiding citizens, but to enhance the capability of law enforcement agencies in identifying vehicles, investigating crimes and tracking down criminal suspects across the state.
“This exercise is not designed to harass law abiding residents but to improve the capability of law enforcement agencies to identify vehicles, investigate crimes, track criminal suspects and boost the overall security architecture of Osun State,” the police said.
The Command re-affirmed its commitment to the protection of lives and property and urged residents to adhere to the directive, providing credible and timely information to security agencies.
It said the officers deployed for the enforcement exercise had been directed to conduct themselves professionally, courteously and strictly within the ambit of the law.
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