IG orders arrest of illegal siren users

The inspector-general of police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered state police commands nationwide to impound all vehicles illegally using the supernumerary number plates, sirens, revolving lights or covered number plates.

He also directed that the errant motorists should be diligently prosecuted, stressing that the practices are illegal and posed monumental security risks to the nation and its people.

Adamu gave the directives during a working visit by the corps marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Boboye Oyeyemi, to the force headquarters in Abuja