Police Impounds 100 Tinted Glass Vehicles

 

There was confusion in Makurdi, Benue State capital yesterday, following massive arrest of vehicles with tainted glass by policemen from Ankpa Ward D Police Station in Makurdi.

The operation, which caught many car owners unawares, was personally supervised by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Ankpa ward, Mrs. Aritha Ekpete.

In the operation that lasted more than four hours, more than 100 vehicles were impounded and kept at the police station while the owners were threatened with court action.

An official vehicle of a member of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) representing north central states (name withheld) was impounded, but she produced some documents permitting her to use tinted glass. The DPO, however turned down pleas to have the official car, which bore Presidency number plate released.

Those affected in the exercise included House of Assembly members, relations of National Assembly members from the state, local government chairmen and other political office holders.

The Public Relations Officer of the Benue State Police Command, Ezeala Daniel, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, told The Nation that the police acted on a directive from the headquarters in line with the Tainted Glass Act, which prohibits unauthorised persons from using tainted vehicle glasses.

On those with official permit, Ezeala said the police would investigate the authenticity of such permits before releasing such vehicles.