The Federal Road Safety Corps in conjunction with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Nigeria Police Force has impounded 51 vehicles in Calabar, Cross River State, for not having number plates.
Also impounded were 40 motorcycles in Ikom, a busy commercial hub in the state.
The State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr Maikano Hassan, made this known on Wednesday in Calabar while speaking about the joint operations.
He said the joint operations were necessitated by the level of insecurity in the country.
Hassan said some hoodlums still moved around with vehicles without number plates, making it easy for them to commit heinous crimes and get away with it because they were unidentified.
“51 vehicles have been impounded for number plate offences in Calabar, while about 40 motorcycles were also impounded in Ikom. We will ensure that the 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.
“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 the vehicles without registration numbers,” he said.
According to Hassan, the owners of all the impounded vehicles were not charged for anything but were asked to register and fix their number plates before their vehicles would be released.
Early August, the FRSC warned motorists about an imminent clampdown on vehicles without number plates.
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