By Idris Salisu
365Daily – As part of efforts to curb crime in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the FCT Joint Security Team will begin a clampdown on unauthorised covered number plates and tinted vehicles.
This was contained in a press statement issued by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mariam Yusuf, on Friday, April 30, 2021, in Abuja.
The FCT Police Commissioner, Mr Bala Ciroma, is to lead the team.
The PPRO said it had received intelligence that criminal syndicates now execute their nefarious activities using tinted vehicles with covered number plates.
“The team, therefore, wishes to warn residents using unauthorised covered number plates and tinted vehicles within the FCT to desist as violators will be arrested and prosecuted accordingly,’’ the statement warned.
The FCT Police Command called for residents’cooperation with security agencies and urgee them to report all suspicious movements, emergency or distress through 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653 and 08028940883 or 112.