The Ogun state Police Command has expressed concern about the practice by politicians for covering their vehicles’ number plates with the stickers of their various political parties.
The Command in a press release signed by its Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi said the practice was making it difficult for security operatives to identify the registration number of such vehicles .
Oyeyemi further indicated that the conduct was inconsistent with the best practices all over the world, and vowed that it would not be tolerated here in the South West State.
The release reads in part: “Every vehicle needs to be identified with its number plate, and for anybody to cover such number plates means that the person is having a criminal intention.
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“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”.
Oyeyemi maintained that there was nowhere in the road traffic act, where the sticker of a political party or any other sticker is allowed to be used in place of number plates.
The Command warned that anybody caught in such an act would be dealt with in accordance with the law .
“To be warned is to be armed” Oyeyemi replied..