By Austin Ogwuda
Unusual gridlock was experienced in Asaba, Delta State capital following the ‘stop and search’ operation embarked upon by the Delta State Police command to intercept and impound vehicles with covered plate numbers as well as those with tinted glasses.
The excercise which began this morning (Tuesday), according to the State Police command’s spokesman Bright Edafe a deputy Superintendent of Police DSP “is simultaneously carried out in the major cities across the State”.
The Town Hall Media gathered that some motorists who sighted the Police at check points attempted to make ‘U turn’ but while some were lucky to escape some others weren’t as lucky as they were held. PPRO Odafe had earlier on Monday issued a press statement which reads:
CP Wale Abass appeals to residents for understanding and to bear with the Police as security measures put in place are for the collective good of the public.
In furtherance of the determination of the command to combat all forms of insecurity in the state during the ember months, particularly the reported incidences of kidnapping, the Delta State Police Commissioner, CP Wale Abass on 18th September, 2023 issued a stern warning to all the officers of the Command on the need to be proactive in the discharge of their assigned duties and responsibilities.
The Commissioner of Police charged all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Heads, and Tactical Commanders to double their efforts in the fight against criminals in the state. He equally appealed to members of the public to understand and bear with Command as the measures being emplaced, which is in their ultimate interest, might bring slight discomfort to the residents, particularly road users.
Due to the activities of criminal elements who carry out their nefarious activities using tinted vehicles and sometimes covered plate numbers, it is on this note that the CP warns that all vehicles that ply the road in the state must be duly registered with their plate numbers visible as all unregistered vehicles and vehicles with covered plate numbers will be impounded.
He also stated that tinted vehicles will not be allowed in the state, hence residents using tinted vehicles are advised to peel it off”, the statement warned.
It was however, not immediately known whether Government vehicles with tinted glasses and covered plate numbers would also be impounded or regarded as “above the law” before filing in this report.
