IGP bans use of Spy number plates Nationwide
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered a total ban on all use of Police SPY Vehicle Number Plates by vehicle owners across the states of the federation without exceptions. This is irrespective of whether it is authorized, or not, as all authorizations are hereby revoked indefinitely. A statement released by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, spokesperson of the Nigeria Police force, states that the order is necessary to forestall the continuous disregard for traffic rules and regulations and other extant laws guiding road use by individuals hiding under the privileges of SPY police number plates. The statement read: ''The IGP has therefore directed that police officers and officers of other security agencies attached to VIPs who use the SPY number plates should ensure prompt compliance with this directive or risk being arrested for violation of the order. Meanwhile, the IGP has directed Commissioners of Police (CPs) in the thirty-six (36) States of the Federati...