The Delta State Police Command has intensified the enforcement of traffic regulations across the state, resulting in the arrest and prosecution of 26 motorists for various traffic-related offences.

The command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, said the exercise was aimed at improving road safety and ensuring strict compliance with traffic laws.

According to him, the offenders were apprehended during a statewide traffic enforcement operation carried out in line with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police and the command’s commitment to promoting public order, protecting lives and reducing traffic violations.

Following their arrest, all 26 suspects were arraigned before the Mobile Court established by the Delta State Government for the speedy trial of traffic-related offences.

At the conclusion of the proceedings, 23 offenders were convicted and ordered to pay fines commensurate with their offences, while three others were discharged and acquitted after the court found insufficient grounds for conviction.

Edafe said the outcome of the exercise underscores the police’s determination to enforce traffic regulations through lawful, transparent and accountable measures aimed at ensuring safer roads for all users.

The Commissioner of Police, Yemi Oyeniyi, reiterated the command’s resolve to sustain the exercise across all parts of the state, warning that motorists who violate traffic laws would continue to face appropriate legal sanctions.

He urged vehicle owners and drivers to ensure that their vehicles are properly registered, carry valid documentation and comply with all existing traffic regulations at all times to avoid prosecution.

Oyeniyi maintained that the ongoing exercise forms part of broader efforts to instil traffic discipline, reduce avoidable road accidents and enhance public confidence in law enforcement.

Meanwhile, the Borno State Police Command has impounded 78 vehicles operating without number plates and other required registration documents in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC) and Jere Local Government Area.

The command said the impoundments were made during an intensified enforcement exercise targeting vehicles operating without registration number plates, as well as those with concealed, altered, defaced or otherwise obscured plates.

The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Daso, said the exercise was in line with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police to sanitise vehicle registration and ownership records across the country.

Daso said that since the commencement of the exercise on June 10, 2026, the command had impounded a total of 78 vehicles found to be in violation of the law.

He added that the owners and operators of the impounded vehicles had been duly processed, while appropriate cases had been charged before competent courts in accordance with extant laws.

The Commissioner of Police, Naziru Abdulmajid, said the enforcement exercise is a proactive crime-prevention strategy aimed at improving public safety, enhancing intelligence gathering and denying criminal elements the opportunity to exploit unregistered or improperly identified vehicles in the commission of crimes.

He reiterated that the exercise was not intended to inconvenience law-abiding citizens but to ensure strict compliance with existing traffic and security regulations.

Abdulmajid urged all vehicle owners to regularise the registration of their vehicles and ensure that approved registration number plates are properly displayed at all times.