The Lagos State Sector Commander of the Federal Highway Security Corps, Kehinde Hamzat, has acknowledged that the majority pretend quantity plates used to perpetuate evils within the nation bear the tags of revered establishments such because the presidency, Nigerian Youth Council (NYC) and the Nationwide Affiliation of Nigerian College students (NANS).
Based on him, FRSC officers have commenced a particular operation to root out pretend quantity plates nationwide.
Talking on Channels Tv’s Dawn Every day programme on Friday, February 7, 2025, he stated;
“We predict that the majority of those quantity plates are labelled presidency, NYC, NANS and a few others, understanding absolutely properly that these are established establishments that most likely legislation enforcement brokers wouldn’t need to disturb. We now uncover that they use all this stuff to perpetuate evils, and it’s changing into a safety threat to the nation,” he stated.
“In case you examine these numbers on the database, you’ll uncover they aren’t anyplace. So once they misbehave, you begin tracing the automobile you’ll be able to’t establish. We are attempting to choose as lots of them as attainable to research and prosecute them appropriately,” he stated.
The operation is believed to be a part of the FRSC’s dedication to keep up the integrity of the Nationwide Automobile Identification Scheme (NVIS).
The company’s Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, not too long ago directed his officers to arrest and impound autos related to NANS however NANS management threatened to close down FRSC instructions throughout the nation if the company carried out it.