The Kano State Police Command has launched a statewide enforcement exercise aimed at tackling the use of vehicles with covered, altered, fake, or missing number plates as part of efforts to strengthen security across the state.

The operation, codenamed Operation Clean Plates, has so far resulted in the seizure of 81 vehicles in different parts of Kano, according to the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori.

Bakori said the exercise is being carried out across the state’s 44 local government areas to improve vehicle identification and prevent criminals from using unregistered or concealed vehicles to evade security agencies.

He disclosed that the owners of the impounded vehicles would be prosecuted in accordance with the law, while three suspects arrested during the operation remain under investigation after failing to provide satisfactory explanations about the vehicles in their possession.

The commissioner noted that vehicles with concealed or missing number plates present a major security concern, as they make it difficult for law enforcement agencies to trace vehicles linked to offences such as armed robbery, kidnapping, and drug-related crimes.

He urged motorists to comply with existing vehicle registration laws by displaying valid and clearly visible number plates, assuring residents that the enforcement exercise is intended to enhance public safety and support ongoing efforts to combat crime in the state. Visit www.jocomms.com for more news.