It Is Criminal To Cover Car Number Plates –Police

By Daniel Dafe

Police force spokesperson, Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has said that “it is wrong and even criminal” for vehicle owners and drivers to cover their number plates, for no reason.

Adejobi stated this in a post on X on Saturday.

“You don’t cover your number plate for any reason. It is as important and compulsory for all vehicles to be duly registered, so it’s compulsory to make reg. numbers visible at all times,” he added.

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He continued: “Those who, however, have exceptions are pennant officers and heads of our three arms of the government, executive, legislative, and/or judiciary, who use pennant or flags on their official cars. The seal of their offices or ranks (for military or police) go with their numbers and pennants.”

According to.him, “once its 6pm, the pennant must go down and their numbers covered, or when they are not in the car while the drivers move their cars,” saying that “the flags must be covered with the reg number or their seal of office on their cars.”

According to him, “this impunity must stop in Nigeria, and we need to know the right thing to do.”

He urged police officers and other traffic management agencies who are aware of this to go after any violator, as such is criminal.

“It encourages recklessness and crimes with impunity. Let’s collectively kick against it,” he said.