Kano State Police Command carries out enforcement against vehicles with covered or defaced number plates, impounding dozens of cars. According to reports from multiple outlets, police officials say the action targets breaches of number-plate regulations as part of efforts to improve compliance and reduce security risks associated with vehicle identification. One report states that 81 vehicles are impounded after police observe number plates that are covered or defaced. Another outlet reports a figure of 72 vehicles and attributes the operation to a broader statewide exercise called “Operation Clean Plates.” The Commissioner of Police for Kano is reported to have announced the operation during a press briefing and warned that offenders will face prosecution. Police describe the crackdown as an organised attempt to curb improper vehicle registration markings and associated threats, and the impounded vehicles are held as part of the enforcement process.