Command, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, made this disclosure at a press conference in Abuja on Friday. The FCT police boss revealed that vehicles with tinted glasses, concealed or covered number plates, and unregistered vehicles have been involved in criminal activities within the city.
According to Sanusi, intelligence reports indicate that many criminal elements operating within the nation’s capital deliberately use such vehicles to conceal their identities, evade detection, and frustrate law enforcement efforts.
The FCT Commissioner of Police said the exercise was aimed at curbing the increasing use of such vehicles by criminal elements involved in one-chance robberies, kidnappings, and other violent crimes within the territory, and disclosed that the Inspector-General of Police, Ahmed Abubakar Disu, had authorised the command to enforce the ban as part of broader efforts to strengthen security in the nation’s capital.
Over 30 vehicles found to be operating with tinted glasses, covered or obscured number plates, and without proper registration have already been impounded.
The commissioner warned that owners and operators of the impounded vehicles would be prosecuted in accordance with extant laws, stating that they will be charged to court in accordance with the laws of the Federation and the FCT Road Transport Regulations Act, 2023.
Sanusi stressed that the exercise was not intended in any way to inconvenience law-abiding citizens, but to deny criminals the cover they exploit to operate crimes against innocent citizens and FCT residents at large.
He urged residents to remain vigilant and report suspicious persons, vehicles, or activities to the nearest police station or through the command’s emergency lines.
