Security Situation Room tells Edo State Police Command to enforce proper vehicle registration, sundry issues

▪Submit confiscation and auctioning of cars and vehicles to the Court System

The Security Situation Room has asked the Edo State Police Command to submit to the Court System in any instance of confiscation and auctioning of cars and vehicles in its earmarked enforcement of proper vehicle registration and sundry issues.

The command said that it was in keeping with constitutional provisions.

The Situation Online Room’s Security Tracking Platform made this pronouncement in a statement issued by its Convener -Douglas Ogbankwa Esq on Tuesday, 11th July ,2023, in Benin City, Edo State.

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The statement reads inter alia:

“The Security Situation Room has seen a Statement made by the Edo State Police Command, on a plan to enforce proper registration and numbering of vehicles/ sundry issues , which is commendable, as it will stem insecurity and criminality.

“However in keeping with the Rule of Law /Decided Judicial Precedents, stemming the extortion of citizens and arbitrary use of Police Powers , it is imperative that the Edo State Police Command follow due process ,before any impoundment and / or auctioning of any car vehicle.

“The Police no doubt is a very powerful organisation, but power is nothing without control .This is a democratic setting and any enforcement of any Law by the Police, must also be guided by Laws.The Police should therefore follow the principle of separation of powers, that is a sure safeguard to the liberties of citizens , just as it authenticates any process , as confoming to democratic norms.”