The Lagos State Government has instructed law enforcement agencies to arrest motorists with old vehicle registration number plates.
Security agents have also been directed to apprehend those without any number fixed on their vehicles.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Abdulhafiz Toriola while engaging newsmen, noted that the wrongful use of number plates has become unrestrained in Lagos.
Toriola, who cited Section 16 of the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law of 2018, stressed that a vehicle without a number can be used to commit crimes that may never be tracked.
In his statement: “The purpose of using number plate is for proper identification and security as it is personalised for each vehicle.
“The law enforcement agencies have been mandated to apprehend defaulters. I urge vehicle owners to comply with the State Government to strengthen the security architecture already put in place.”
