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Ogun police clampdown on unregistered vehicles, motorcycles

The Ogun state commissioner of police, Lanre Bankole, yesterday ordered the arrest of owners of unregistered vehicles and motorcycles in the state. Bankole said the order became imperative following increasing criminal activities being perpetrated by unregistered vehicles and motorcycles. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Abeokuta yesterday. The statement read, “The command has observed with concern that most of the vehicles/ motorcycles been used in carrying out criminal activities across the state are mostly unregistered ones.

“To this end, the commissioner of police, Lanre Bankole, has directed that anybody plying the road with unregistered vehicle and motorcycle in any part of Ogun state, should be arrested and charged to court. “Some of these criminals are using unregistered vehicles to perpetrate crimes such as kidnapping, armed robbery as well as cult related violent clashes. “In view of this, members of the public are hereby advised to ensure that their vehicles are duly registered before using it in any part of Ogun state, to avoid had I know situation”.

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