Police to sanction unauthorised users of sirens in Oyo

The Police Command in Oyo State has vowed to heavily sanction unauthorised users of sirens, covered plate numbers, and unregistered vehicles, among others.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ngozi Onadeko, made this known in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale Osifeso, on Monday in Ibadan.

Onadeko said that other violators to be similarly sanctioned are users of spy number plates and right hand drive vehicles.

“The Command wishes to inform the public that it has commenced the enforcement of laws banning the unlawful use of sirens, revolving lights and flashers.

“This is to instill safety and sanity on all public highways and other roads throughout Oyo State,” she said.

Onadeko said that she had directed total enforcement by all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, State Traffic Officers and Divisional Traffic Officers in conjunction with the Federal Road Safety Corps, Oyo State Command.

The CP said that a Special Joint Traffic Enforcement Task Force, comprising of the Police and Personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Oyo State Command, had been commissioned for this purpose.

She called on members of the public to continue to be law-abiding and cooperate with the Task Force team in ridding the state of all forms of traffic offences.