The Sokoto State Police Command has announced the reactivation of Operation Velvet, a traffic enforcement exercise aimed at improving road safety, ensuring compliance with traffic regulations and curbing dangerous driving practices across the state.
The command said the operation would officially commence on Thursday, August 13, 2026, with motorists and other road users expected to comply with all relevant traffic laws.
In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmad Rufa’i, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Hayatu Shaffa, the command said the exercise would focus on offences including driving against traffic, popularly known as “one-way”; operating vehicles without proper registration; using fake number plates; and using covered or obscured number plates.
The command warned that vehicles found operating without valid registration or using counterfeit number plates would be impounded, while offenders would face prosecution.
According to the statement, “The dangerous and illegal act of driving against oncoming traffic, popularly known as ‘One-Way,’ will be met with decisive action,” stressing that the offence remained a major cause of fatal accidents and traffic congestion. Related News Police announce shooting exercise in Gombe Taskforce impounds 66 motorcycles on Lagos Island Police order arrest, prosecution of traffic offenders in Enugu
