August 23, (THEWILL) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has declared that using rotating number plates on vehicles is criminal and illegal.
It warned that full wrath of the law would be meted on anyone caught using them.
The FRSC was reacting to a viral social media video of a vehicle with interchanging Nigerian number plates. The number plates on one side showed KUJ-304BV, while flipping it displays ‘Presidency – 01B-266 FG’ on the other side.
In a statement on Tuesday, the FRSC spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem, recalled that a video recently trended on social media showing a vehicle with KUJ-304BV on one side and ‘presidency 01B-266FG’ on the other side.
He said the FRSC Acting Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali Biu, has ordered a full investigation into the trend.
Biu said the FRSC, “does not produce a number plate with such double features, only one number can be assigned to one vehicle and its owner at the same time.”
FRSC recently placed a public notice on the mainstream media dissuading Nigerians and the Motoring Public from according regards to vehicles with unauthorised number plates, as the users are not duly registered and are often with sinister motives.
The Acting Corps Marshal warned, “Nigerians from replicating same as it is considered a criminal act which has its place in law.”
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has disclosed that it will investigate the producers of number plates.
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who made this known on Tuesday, said the technology is a criminal offence in Nigeria and will be condemned.
“We have come across this video which has gone viral. This technology is good, but very criminal in our Nigerian context and it should be condemned. Every vehicle in Nigeria must be registered and have a number, not many numbers”, he said.
He added that the police force “will work with other relevant security agencies in this regard to curb proliferation and incessant use of fake or unregistered number, and even discourage the coverage of number plate with a leather cover.
“We will surely investigate the source of this and work against production, spread and usage of this kind of technology which has been seen and perceived as dangerous and inimical to our security.
“We urge Nigerians to reject this technology and use of fake numbers, as its criminal and punishable under the law.”
