Ebonyi state police command on Friday said that it has impounded over 100 vehicles for using unauthorized siren, covering of number plates and tinted glasses.
The spokesperson of the police command headquarters’ in Abakalliki, ASP Loveth Odah disclosed this in an interview with Daily Trust.
Daily Trust observed that owners of the impounded vehicles at the state command headquarters’ were mostly members of the state executive council including council chairmen and Special advisers to the state government.
ASP Odah explained that the exercise which is still on going in all the 13 local government areas of the state was the directive of the Inspector General, Mr.Ibrahim Idris which emanated from series of petitions addressed to Force Headquarters, Abuja.
She called on the stakeholders in the state to be law abiding, noting that the command is posed towards ensuring adequate security of lives and properties in the state.
“The concept of covering number plates, use of tinted glass and siren which was originally meant to enhance security but it is being abused by the unauthorized persons.”
“The command therefore directs that all those who engages in this illegal act should desist forthwith to avoid embarrassment as some operatives have been given directive towards restoring sanity in the state by arresting and prosecuting offenders.”
“lf we should count the number of vehicles impounded since the exercise started, it is more than 100, so we are begging them to obey the directive because obedient is better than sacrifice.”
“So l want to refer to our big men because those that are flaunting the law are not poor men, so help me beg them to help us secure the state” she added
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