FRSC to clamp down on ‘fake’ diplomatic number plates, warns NYCN, NANS, NAUS, others not authorised by any issuing agency
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has vowed to clamp down on fake and unauthorised diplomatic number plates as seen on some vehicles plying Nigerian roads.
FRSC Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide, in a statement yesterday (Monday, November 18) identified NYCN, PEACE AMBASSADOR, NAUS, CYMS, UN-UNITY 01, UN-AMB, NANS as some of the illegal diplomatic number plates.
Ogungbemide explained that the aforementioned number plates were fraudulently produced by suspected criminals as they were neither produced by any of the production plants of the FRSC in the country nor issued by the Motor Licensing Authorities of States.
He said: “Pursuant to the growing need to bring these criminal activities to a halt, the Corps Marshal has approved immediate commencement of tactical enforcement across all formations of the Corps, so as to ensure speedy arrest and impoundment of all vehicles on Nigerian roads with the above identified fake number plates or any other of its kind.
“By this notice, the public is hereby cautioned that these fake and unauthorized number plates are mostly used for nefarious and criminal activities.
“Pursuant to the foregoing, members of the public are advised to report anyone using such number plates to law enforcement bodies.
“Members of the public who are presently using such vehicle identifications are by this publication warned to immediately discontinue the use of these fake and unauthorized plates as defaulters will be prosecuted.
“To achieve maximum impact in the aggressive enforcement, the Corps will collaborate with other Security agencies to uncover the sources of the fake number plates for necessary apprehension and prosecution. Owners of such vehicles shall be prosecuted along as accomplices.
“The Corps is committed to this action and will ensure that not even one of these nefarious individuals who are only driven by pecuniary gains to compromise the security architecture of the country will be left unarrested.”
