Edo State Government will on August 1 this year begin clampdown on all unregistered vehicles across the state, with the violators risking prosecution.
The disclosure was made yesterday at Government House, Benin by Edo Acting Governor, Philip Shaibu, while constituting a task force to enforce the clampdown.
He urged owners and operators of unregistered vehicles in Edo state to register them on or before July 31, to avoid prosecution.
The acting governor stressed that the directive became imperative, in view of the need to sustain security in the state, noting that recent security findings revealed how criminal elements had been operating in Edo, using unregistered vehicles.
The task force is headed by Edo Commissioner for Transportation, Osasere Evbuomwan, while the state’s Commissioner for Local Government, Monday Osaigbovo, is a member.
Other members of the committee are drawn from Edo Internal Generated Revenue Service (EIRS), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the Edo Public Works Volunteers (PUWOV), and the Nigerian police.
Shaibu said: “All motorcycles, tricycles and vehicles, both private and commercial, especially Toyota Yaris, must be registered in Edo state. We are giving them till July 31, 2022 to register, as any vehicle that is not registered will be seized.
“We urge the owners/drivers of the vehicles to comply or face the consequences of disobeying government’s directives. We want to ensure that the vehicles are providing legal services in the state, as our findings have shown that some of the people provide illegal services with their vehicles.
“Edo state government is working to ensure a peaceful and safe state for our people. We are dealing with security issues in our state. We want to clear our state of criminal elements.”