Police warn motorists in Osun, Oyo against illegal sirens, covered number plates

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police successful complaint of Zone 11 Headquarters, Osogbo, Bassey Ewah, has warned motorists successful Osun and Oyo states against the unlawful usage of conveyance sirens, revolving lights and covered fig plates.

Ewah besides cautioned conveyance owners against utilizing unauthorised tinted windows and unregistered vehicles, stressing the request to comply with existing laws and regulations governing roadworthy use.

The informing was contained successful a property connection dated 29 October 2026 and issued by the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, Zone 11 Headquarters, Osogbo, SP Ojedele Olanrewaju Tunji.

According to the statement, "the AIG urged members of the nationalist to guarantee that their vehicles comply with the applicable regulations connected registration, recognition and the usage of specialised conveyance equipment."

He said the unlawful usage of sirens and revolving lights, arsenic good arsenic the concealment of conveyance fig plates, could undermine nationalist information and obstruct effectual instrumentality enforcement.

The constabulary main warned that specified practices could facilitate transgression activities, making compliance with postulation and conveyance regulations indispensable for maintaining information crossed the 2 states.

Ewah emphasised that conveyance owners and motorists indispensable guarantee that their fig plates are decently displayed and stay disposable to instrumentality enforcement officers and different applicable authorities.

He besides reminded members of the nationalist that the usage of tinted conveyance windows indispensable comply wi...