Delta State Police Commissioner, Wale Abass, has implemented a ban on vehicles with tinted windows and those lacking proper number plates.
According to The PUNCH, this measure is part of the state’s security strategy to combat rising insecurity.
The announcement was made through a statement from the state’s Public Relations Officer, Edafe Bright, on Tuesday.
According to him, the goal is to curb kidnapping and unlawful activities in Delta. Additionally, officers of the Delta State command have been cautioned to diligently fulfill their duties in accordance with this new directive.
He advised the public to be patient with the police because this may be inconvenient for residents and road users, while also adding that all vehicles on the road must be registered and have open number plates. He stressed that any car found to be in violation will be impounded.
The statement partly reads, “The Commissioner of Police charged all area commanders, Divisional Police Heads, and Tactical Commanders to double their efforts in the fight against criminals in the state.
“He equally appealed to members of the public to understand and bear with Command as the measures being emplaced, which is in their ultimate interest, might bring slight discomfort to the residents, particularly road users.
“Due to the activities of criminal elements who carry out their nefarious activities using tinted vehicles and sometimes covered numbers plates, it is on this note that the CP warns that all vehicles that ply the road in the state must be duly registered with their number plates visible as all unregistered vehicles and vehicles with covered number plates will be impounded.”
