The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has impounded a vehicle using both foreign and Nigerian number plates on the back and front of the vehicle respectively.
FRSC corps public education officer, ACM Bisi Kazeem, who stated this in a statement yesterday in Abuja, also revealed that the vehicle driver was arrested in line with the ongoing nationwide clampdown on unstable, unregistered and improperly registered vehicles.
He said that FRSC patrol team arrested one of the perpetrators, who isusing two number plates, BBJ746AA and CV51UMC, on his Volkswagen Golf 3 car.
The FRSC said the operation followed public outcry about the security risks posed by noticeable violation of road traffic regulations by some motorists, including those using foreign and Nigerian number plates on the same vehicle.
The FRSC said that tactical teams have been strategically deployed to impound unstable, unregistered and improperly registered vehicles, and prosecute the owners.
Part of the statement reads: “The perpetrator was arrested within Iduoperational area of the corps in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, following adequate intelligence gathered by the tactical team.
“There is a viral video also of another driver. The search for the vehicle in the viral video is still ongoing, but the just arrested Volkswagen and the driver have been handed over to Life Camp Divisional Police Command, FCT.
“This is for further questioning and possible prosecution, after the conclusion of preliminary investigation by the Corps Intelligence Unit.”
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