Police Begin Clampdown On Covered, Defaced Number Plates In Kano

The Kano State Police Command has commenced a crackdown on motorists using covered, defaced, fake or vehicles without valid number plates across the state.
The command’s spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, on Tuesday.
Kiyawa said the enforcement became necessary following the increasing trend of motorists deliberately covering, tampering with or removing vehicle number plates.
He explained that the practice violated road traffic regulations and posed a security risk, as it made it difficult for security agencies to identify vehicles linked to criminal activities.
“Covered or missing num...