Osun Police Reads Riot Act On Unregistered Motor Vehicles

Owners of unregistered motor vehicles have been warned to comply with the provisions of the Road Traffic Acts and register their vehicles as any one found contravening any section of the law will be made to face the full wrath of the law.

The Command also warned that it will embark on an operation to impound unregistered vehicles plying routes in the state to ensure struct compliance.

This advisory was made known by Yemisi Opalola, the Osun Police Command spokesperson in a statement on Thursday and members of the public were also warned to ensure strict adherence to all provisions of Road Traffic Act and other relevant laws

According to Opalola, the Command is acting based on observations at the rate at which some vehicle owners drove their vehicles about without registered number plates or covering their number plates and use of unregistered customized numbers on their vehicles.

"The Osun State Police Command has observed with dismay the rate at which some vehicle owners, especially motor dealers and other individuals drive their vehicles about without registered number plates or covering their number plates and use of unregistered customized numbers on their vehicles. 

"It is pertinent to inform members of the public that such acts are illegal as they are clearly in contravention of the Section 4 of Road Traffic Act and Regulations.

"Members of the public are therefore warned to ensure strict adherence to all provisions of Road Traffic Act and other relevant laws as anyone found contravening any section of the law will be made to face the full wrath of the law.

"The Command therefore advised all owners of unregistered motor vehicles, tricycles and motorcycles to immediately get them registered in compliance to the provisions of the Road Traffic Acts, as the Command will shortly embark on an operation ‘impound unregistered vehicle/tricycle/motorcycle’ ply the routes in the state to ensure strict compliance with the provisions of the Road Traffic Acts and other relevant laws."