IG DEPLOYS DIGS’ OTHERS TO CRACK DOWN UNREGISTERED VEHICLES IN FCT
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The Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has given the go–ahead for Deputy Inspectors General of Police to go to their assigned geopolitical zones starting on Monday, June 15, 2026.
He explained that this step is meant to bring leadership closer to the field and help improve coordination across the country.
The IG shared this decision during a police meeting with top officers in Abuja on Tuesday.
He stated, “To support our operational goals, I have approved the deployment of Deputy Inspectors General of Police to their respective geopolitical zones, effective from Monday, June 15, 2026.”
This initiative is designed to strengthen supervision, improve operational coordination, enhance accountability and provide strategic oversight of policing activities within their zones.
“This deployment is not ceremonial; it is intended to bring leadership closer to the field, improve response mechanisms and ensure that emergencies and priority threats receive prompt attention.”
The IGP directed the deployed DIGs to work closely with Assistant Inspectors General of Police and Commissioners of Police to ensure that operational directives were effectively implemented and measurable results achieved.
Alongside the deployment, he also ordered CPs in neighbouring states to establish what he described as handshake patrols, noting that criminals do not respect state boundaries.
“Too often offenders exploit the jurisdictional gap by committing crimes in one state and escaping to another,” he said.
Disu directed commissioners to establish coordinated patrols along shared entry and exit routes, maintain open intelligence sharing channels and initiate joint responses whenever circumstances demanded, insisting that security must be approached from a regional rather than purely territorial perspective.
The IG also ordered an immediate crackdown on vehicles operating without registration number plates across the country.
He said the force would no longer tolerate what he described as acts of impunity.
“Every vehicle operating on our roads must be properly registered and must display its approved registration number in accordance with the law.
“Any vehicle found without number plates or with a deliberately obscured, concealed or tampered registration number will be stopped, grounded and subjected to the appropriate legal process.”
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