The use of tinted glasses and covered number plates by motorists in Yobe State has been banned by the police in the state.
According to the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, on Friday, overloading by Keke Napep riders in the state was also banned, noting that the act is a large contributor to the crime and accident-related offences.
“Intelligence reports indicate that people with dubious characters hide behind tinted glasses to perpetrate crime, thereby concealing their identity from security operatives and good members of the public,” the Command said.
The Command warned that operatives will not hesitate to bring perpetrators to book when they are caught.
“The Commissioner of Police, therefore, gave all police formations and Divisional Police Officers across the state a marching order to arrest and prosecute motorists who violate any of the traffic regulations with effect from Monday 10th July 2023”, the statement said.
In the statement, the State Commissioner of Police admonished motorists and other road users to adhere to all laid down traffic regulations and shun drugs while driving.
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He also urged them to cooperate with security agencies in the state for the maintenance of law and order.
In another development, police in Kano State have arrested three suspected ATM card fraudsters with 36 cards of different banks.
This was contained in a press statement signed by the command’s spokesman DSP. Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, and issued to newsmen.
He said the suspects were arrested after police received a report from a resident of Kofar Ruwa Quarters, Kano, that some unknown persons deceitfully swapped her ATM card at a bank on Murtala Muhammed Way, Kano.
Kiyawa said after police received the report, a team of detectives swung into action, and three suspects were arrested.
He said those arrested are; Mu’azzam Sabo, 25 years old of Yakasai Quarters, Kano; Auwal Nasiru, 27 years old of Tudun Maliki Quarters, Kano; and Auwal Sueiman, 25 years old of Medile Hamdala Quarters, Kano.
He said the case is under investigation.