FRSC crackdown on vehicles with fake number plates, defaced plates and other offences…on Abia roads, as ACM Adetunji commends Sector Commander, CC Ngozi Ezeoma

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has sustained a special enforcement against motorists using fake, defaced and unauthorized diplomatic number plates in the State.

The exercise is also aimed at ensuring that revenues that should accrue to the Federal government, are not sabotaged.

The special enforcement which started on Monday and ending on Friday, is part of FRSC’S nationwide security measures , following a security report from the Office of the National Security Adviser on Security, ONSA.

In Abia State, the operation is being led by Oki Adetunji, an Assistant Corps Marshall , ACM sent from the FRSC headquarters, Abuja.

Recall that the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Abia State Sector Command, CC Ngozi Ezeoma had in a press release earlier in the week, made announcement about the enforcement exercise.

Speaking on Wednesday on the Umuahia axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt highway, ACM Oki Adetunji said that the use of fake and unauthorized diplomatic number plates by some motorists, were constituting big threat to security of the nation, adding that it resulted to revenue loss to the Federal government.

He noted that the enforcement exercise is the second phase by the FRSC, stressing that it would was designed to prevent criminal elements from perpetrating crimes on the roads using fake number plates.

Adetunji who was accompanied by the Sector Commander of Abia State Command, CC Ngozi Ezeoma in monitoring the enforcement, disclosed that the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA had recently sounded a security alert about the activities of criminal elements who use fake, defaced and unauthorized diplomatic number plates to commit crimes on Nigerian roads.

” Our previous exercise contributed to reduction in road crashes but apart from road crashes, we don’t want any body to use fake number plates to commit crimes or other breaches to the security of this nation.

” Because as soon as they commit crimes with those fake number plates, they remove , it and that is what we are doing it.

Adetunji further advised motorists to stop accusing FRSC officials of punishing or wasting their time on the roads.

” They should not be in a hurry. They should exercise patience because this enforcement is aimed at ensuring safety and sanity on our roads.”

ACM said that the first phase of the Operation Guduma which was conducted in May 2026, was fruitful as according to him, it help in the reduction of road crashes, sanity on the roads as well as contributed to the Federal government’s war against criminality.

He expressed worry that some persons go about using unauthorized diplomatic number plates even when such were not issued by the FRSC.

ACM Oki Adetunji praised the Sector Commander of FRSC, Abia State, CC Ngozi Ezeoma for what she is doing in Abia State under her Command.

He commended the Sector Commander and her team for ensuring that the second phase of nationwide Operation Guduma ,is carried out in Abia State.

Also monitoring the enforcement, the Sector Commander of FRSC , Abia State Command, CC Ngozi Ezeoma warned against acts that compromise the national security and road safety.

CC Ngozi Ezeoma further reiterated the commitment of FRSC in collaborating with sister security agencies in ensuring security on Abia roads.

During the exercise on Wednesday, a vehicle that was registered with motorcycle documents, was discovered on the Enugu-Port Harcourt highway by the FRSC personnel.