Police Order Immediate Clampdown On Unregistered Vehicles In Abuja

By Akinwale Kasali

The Nigeria Police Force has ordered a total clampdown on vehicles without number plates or with a single number plate plying the FCT roads.

FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, said that the clampdown is to curb kidnapping and other crimes in the nation’s Capital, as part of strategies to tackle kidnapping and other crimes.

The FCT Commissioner also directed the heads of the tactical units “to identify black spots, possible kidnappers’ den in the Territory and ensure they take the fight to them”.

He gave the directives when he met with the Management Team, leaders of all tactical units and Heads of Departments of the FCT Police Command comprising Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) on Saturday.

Igweh said the meeting, which he deemed necessary, is aimed at revamping the approach of the already existing security framework and to set in motion the plan to ensure the safety of residents in the Federal Capital Territory.

Addressing the officers, the CP urged them to “embrace intelligence led policing, visibility policing through constant stop and search duty in the fight against criminality”.

He emphasized “the need to adopt effective community partnership in the discharge of their duties, as he will have zero tolerance for laxity.

He, however, reiterated his readiness to combat criminality in the Territory, as he called on residents to collaborate with the Police in the fight against crime and to avoid boarding vehicles along the road and unapproved parks.

He urged residents to report suspicious activities through the following emergency lines; 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883; PCB: 09022222352.