Police launch ‘Operation Velvet’ to enforce traffic laws in Jigawa

The Jigawa State Police Command has announced the commencement of a statewide enforcement operation, codenamed “Operation Velvet”, to tackle persistent violations of postulation laws crossed the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Lawal Shiisu Adam, disclosed this successful a connection issued on Sunday.

He said the operation, scheduled to statesman on Monday, August 24, 2026, would beryllium carried retired simultaneously crossed the 27 section authorities areas of Jigawa State successful collaboration with applicable information and postulation absorption agencies.

According to the statement, the cognition is aimed astatine enforcing compliance with roadworthy postulation regulations, reducing avoidable roadworthy crashes, and protecting the lives and spot of motorists, passengers, pedestrians and different roadworthy users.

It said associated enforcement teams would behaviour intensified patrols, stop-and-search operations and targeted enforcement connected large roads and highways, arsenic good arsenic successful municipality centres, markets, centrifugal parks and different traffic-prone locations.

The bid said the cognition would absorption connected offences including overloadi...