Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has vowed to enforce the ban on SPY number plates by the police.
Gatekeepers News earlier reported that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba gave the order on Wednesday.
Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem in a statement said the Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi commended the IGP and described the order as a “bold step”.
Oyeyemi asked commanding officers of the corps across the nation “to join hands with the police force to enforce the order”.
The Corps Marshal said, “Commanding officers should ensure that no stone is left unturned in the enforcement of this very order.
“Road users who also parade faded number plates should endeavour to replace them with new ones so as to avoid impounding their vehicles.
“[There are] implications of the continued use of faded and other unauthorized vehicle number plates to national security.
“The use of the SPY and other unauthorized number plates to continually violate traffic rules and regulations must be brought to a halt, hence the directive given to commanding officers to brace up and ensure that they give adequate priority to the enforcement.”
Oyeyemi also asked commanding officers to impound private vehicles that are using commercial number plates.
