SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, has cautioned Nigerians not to cover their vehicle number plates. Hundeyin issued the warning while educating netizens on National Road Traffic Regulations. On Sunday, in a post on his official X, he stated that the punishment varies from fines to prison terms.
In a now-viral post, he stated, "Covering number plates is against the provisions of the National Road Traffic Regulations." When convicted, the punishment ranges from fines to prison sentences. "Ignorance is no excuse under the law. Most importantly, forewarned is forearmed!".
He further shared excerpts from the regulations, which require number plates to be visible at all times of day.
The document read, “Each Identification Number Plate must be reflective and so made that any letter, numeral or other identifying mark displayed on it are legible at day time and at night in clear weather and must be visible and recognizable at a distance of not less than 60 metres by the driver of the immediate following vehicle and in the case of motorcycle at a distance of 30 metres.
“All vehicles, private and commercial, shall as from the commencement of these Regulations, have on them the Vehicle Identification Number Plates referred to in this regulation and it shall be an offence for any vehicle not to have the said Identification Number Plates.”
