FRSC commends IGP over SPY plate number ban

. Segun OladipupoThe Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi has commended the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba over the bold step on the total ban of SPY number plates and immediate reversal to the original registered number plates.This is contained in a press statement e-signed and released to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP by the Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem.The Corps Marshall stated that, “Pursuant to the order on the total ban of SPY number plates and immediate reversal to the original registered number plates issued by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi has commended the bold step and further directed Commanding Officers of the Corps across the nation to join hands with the Police Force to enforce the order.”In the release, Boboye also directed Commanding Officers to ensure that no stone is left unturned in the enforcement of the order.According to him, road users who also parade faded number plates should endeavour to replace them with new ones so as to avoid impounding their vehicles.

Oyeyemi further ordered full force and immediate impoundment of private vehicles that are using commercial number plates.He reiterated the implications of the continued use of faded and other unauthorized vehicle number plates to national security.

In his statement, “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”