Culled from This Day Live
The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr.
Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered a ban on the indiscriminate use of siren,
revolving lights, tinted glasses and Police Supernumerary (SPY) plate numbers by
unauthorised person or persons in the public and highways across the
country.
This order, according to a statement signed
by the Acting Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, a Chief Superintendent
of Police (CSP), had become imperative in view of recent security reports which
indicated that suspected criminals were now hiding under the cover of official
privileges and courtesies associated with the use of sirens, revolving lights
and Supernumerary (SPY Police) plate numbers to commit crimes beating Police and
other security checks, thereby evading arrest and prosecution.
Based on this, the IG directed all zonal AIGs
and Command Commissioners of Police to ensure that all violators of the laws
within their jurisdictions were arrested and prosecuted in view of the negative
security consequences associated with such unrestrained infringement of relevant
laws in the use of sirens, revolving lights, tinted glasses and SPY numbers.
“We wish to state clearly here that the
Nigeria Police Force can no longer fold its arms and allow few Nigerians turn
our highways into dangerous and lawless theatre – harassing, intimidating and
endangering the lives and property of other road users through the reckless and
indiscriminate use of sirens. In the same vein, members of the public are
reminded that SPY plate numbers are only to be used on operational vehicles of
banks and companies so assigned to and cannot be used by private persons (VIPs)
and Executives of corporate organisations inclusive under any guise
whatsoever.
“Citizens are therefore advised to
immediately dismantle/ remove from their vehicles all unlawfully procured
revolving lights, sirens, tinted glasses and SPY plate numbers as Police
officers nationwide have been directed to ensure strict enforcement of all
extant laws regulating their usage,” the statement said.
Written by Adewunmi Akinpelu
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