Ekiti State Police Command has raised alarm over the illegal use of official number plates, driving of vehicles without number plates or wrong number plates and covering them among others.

The commissioner of police in the state, Mr Adeniran Akinwale who  stated this said criminal elements are engaging in such illegalities to perpetrate their evil acts.

Akinwale who warned residents of the state to desist from such acts, said that the command will henceforth clampdown on drivers found culpable.

A statement by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Sunday Abutu, said, “The command

has observed with dismay and great concern, the way and manner some vehicle owners and drivers alike engage in illegal use of official number plates, while some persons drive vehicles without plate numbers or wrong plate numbers, not forgetting those who use vehicles with artificial tints and unauthorized sirens/revolving lights.

“Many vehicle owners have formed the habit of covering their plate numbers for no just cause.

“Intelligence at our disposal also has it that criminal elements hide under these illegalities and impunity to perpetrate their own nefarious activities, not excluding innocent citizens, whose stolen vehicles could not be traced or recovered due to their negligence and refusal to have and fix plate numbers.

“In view of this, the CP, having assessed the security implications, warns against unauthorised and unwholesome  usage of sirens/revolving lights, plate numbers, artificial tinted glasses and vehicles without or with wrong plate numbers as well as covering of plate numbers.

“The command has taken the bull by the horn, to warn those involved to desist from such acts or be made to face the full wrath of the law without exemption”.