The Federal Road Safety Corps has tagged rotational number plates illegal in Nigeria.
This recent development occurred in Abuja, on Tuesday, where a statement by Assistant Corps Marshal, Bisi Kazeem, added that the declaration was made after a video making rounds on the internet sphere in the country, with rotational number plates displaying various details.
The statement read: “The attention of the FRSC has been drawn to a video circulating on social media which displayed a vehicle circulating with rotational number plates. The vehicle number plates on display are KUJ-304BV, while the other side which was automatically flipped carries a number tagged presidency with the following details, 01B-266FG.
“The FRSC Ag. Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali Biu, has directed a full investigation into the trend as FRSC does not issue a number plate with such double features, only one number can be assigned to one vehicle and its owner at a given period.
The FRSC has currently issued a public notice on the mainstream media urging Nigerians and the motoring public from disregarding the urge to purchase or drive vehicles with unauthorized number plates as the users are not properly registered and the rotating plate numbers were most often, gotten with sinister motives in mind.
“The Ag. Corps Marshal is also using this medium to warn Nigerians from replicating same as it is considered a criminal act which has its place in law.” Ali Biu had finished.
