THE Anambra State police command has banned branded vehicles and
those with covered plate numbers from plying all roads in the
state.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Haruna
Mohammed, said it had been observed that hoodlums use such vehicles
to commit crime, adding that the command would no longer tolerate
such vehicle in any part of the state.
He said: “Information at the disposal of the Anambra State
Police command has revealed that hoodlums in the state are using
branded and or unmarked/tinted vehicles with covered plate numbers
to perpetrate crimes in the state in order to avoid being detected
by the law enforcement agencies.
“Such acts are not only unlawful but also constitute serious
security threats to the public which, if left unchecked, could
worsen the security situation in the state.
“In view of the foregoing, the Commissioner of Police, Mustapha
Dandaura, has ordered with immediate effect the arrest and
prosecution of persons using unmarked/ tinted and masked vehicles
without authorisation.”
Mohammed said the CP had enjoined politicians in the state to
repaint their branded campaign vehicles on or before June 1, 2019,
otherwise, the command would be left with no option than to impound
such vehicles because electioneering campaigns were over.
He added that security personnel found escorting their principal
with an unmarked vehicle or those with covered vehicle number
plates would henceforth be arrested and dealt with accordingly.
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