Niger Police drag motorists to court as 82 vehicles fall in tinted glass, number plate crackdown

The Niger State Police Command has prosecuted respective motorists aft intercepting 82 vehicles during an ongoing statewide enforcement against unregistered vehicles, defaced fig plates and amerciable tinted glass.

The crackdown, which began connected June 20, 2026, is portion of the Inspector-General of Police’s directive to tighten information and curb crimes committed with vehicles whose identities are concealed.

In a connection issued on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, said the cognition targeted vehicles operating without registration fig plates, with obscured oregon defaced plates, and those fitted with tinted solid successful usurpation of the law.

He said portion immoderate motorists were cleared aft screening, those recovered to person breached the instrumentality were investigated and arraigned earlier courts of competent jurisdiction.

According to the police, criminals often exploit unregistered vehicles, concealed fig plates and tinted solid to evade detection portion carrying retired kidnappings, robberies and different crimes, making the enforcement captious to nationalist safety.

Commissioner of Police, CP Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, said the workout was not meant to harass law-abiding ...