by Nurat Uthman
The Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, has ordered a clampdown on vehicles plying the roads with single or no plate numbers across the nation’s capital.
He also directed the arrest and prosecution of defaulters.
In a statement on Saturday by the command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, Igweh also warned car dealers against parking their vehicles in an unauthorised parking lot and driving beyond the stipulated time.
Adeh stated that the CP said defaulters would be made to face the full wrath of the law.
The statement partly read, “The Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, has given a marching order that vehicles plying the roads with a single or no number plate should be impounded, with the driver arrested and prosecuted. Also, he warns car dealers against parking their vehicles in an unauthorised parking lot and driving beyond the stipulated time, which is 6 pm., as defaulters will be made to face the full wrath of the law.”
Adeh noted that the command had observed motorists and car dealers driving cars with single or no plate numbers beyond the stipulated time.
She added that cases of “one chance” operators in the FCT had been linked to the practice, urging motorists and dealers to desist from such acts.
Adeh said, “The FCT Police Command has observed with serious concern how motorists and car dealers drive around the territory with single or no number plates and car dealers beyond the stipulated time, which is 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Section 25 (5) of the Federal Capital Territory Road Transport Regulation Act, 2005.
“It is no news that several recorded cases of armed robbery, popularly known as ‘one chance,’ are mostly associated with vehicles with single or no number plates. This unlawful act has pricked the attention of the populace, who have now begun to question the effectiveness of the police in addressing the menace.
“Also, he reiterates that in the effort to ensure the safety and security of residents of FCT, no motorists or car dealers who come in conflict with the substantive laws with be spared.”
