Police, FRSC seize 91 vehicles without number plates
A joint patrol of the police, Federal Road Safety Corps, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have impounded 51 automobiles and 40 motorcycles in Cross River for number plate offences.
Maikano Hassan, Cross River sector commander of the FRSC, disclosed this on Wednesday in Calabar.
He explained that the automobiles were impounded in Calabar while the 40 bikes were arrested in Ikom.
Mr Hassan also mentioned that the joint operation commenced on Monday in Calabar and Ikom to check for hoodlums moving about in vehicles without number plates, committing crimes.
“We will ensure that these vehicle owners fix their number plates accordingly. We will sustain the operation, but after a while, we will give the motorists a breathing space to go and properly register their vehicles, and this involves both tricycles and bikes,” Mr Hassan explained.
He added, “Although there is a ban on commercial motorcycles in the Calabar metropolis, in Ikom and Ogoja where they still operate, our men are still doing the same special joint patrol to clamp down on vehicles without registration numbers.”
The FRSC official added that all the vehicles impounded were not made to pay any fine but would be held until their owners obtain proper registration and fix their number plates.
(NAN)
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