Police ban use of vehicles without plate numbers, tinted glasses in Ebonyi

Police ban use of vehicles without plate numbers, tinted glasses in Ebonyi

Ebonyi state Police command has warned that no vehicle should ply the
roads in the state without plate numbers and also reiterated that the ban on the use of tinted glasses cars without permit is still in force.

The state Commissioner of Police, CP Peace Ibekwe Abdallah gave the warning during the Media Summit of the Correspondents’ chapel of the Ebonyi state council of Nigeria Union of Journalists in Abakaliki, as part of strategies in ensuring a crime free yuletide.

In a paper titled “The roles of Security agencies/media relationship in ensuring crime free society”, which she presented at the event, the Commissioner of Police noted that good reportage by the media should be such that have been subjected to professional scrutiny.

Represented by state Police Spokesman, DSP Jude Mmadu, CP Ibekwe Abdallah, therefore advocated for a greater synergy and true partnership between the media practitioners and security agencies in thestate, as a way of providing security for the citizens’ lives and property.

She advised vehicle owners without plate numbers to visit the appropriate authorities and obtain vehicle plate numbers, as any vehicle seen without plate numbers would be impounded.

“The ban on Okada operation in Abakaliki after 1900hrs (7PM) is still
in force. All Okada operators should adhere strictly to the rule by the state. The use of dual carriage way by Okada riders is still prohibited. Owners of tinted glass cars are directed to report to SIB
department in the police headquarters to obtain their permit at no cost, she warned.

The CP further directed owners of tinted glass cars to report to SIB department in the police headquarters to obtain their permit at no
cost.

The CP appealed to all Ebonyians to sustain the partnership with the command in its resolve to fight all forms of crime and criminality in
the state.