The news that the Nigerian Bar Association has given Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun a seven-day ultimatum to withdraw the Central Motor Information System Certificate issued to motorists has been criticised by Force Public Relations Officer ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi.
This was disclosed in a reaction to a publication titled “Nigerian Bar Association Gives Police Inspector General 7 Days To Stop CMRIS Certificate Issuance To Motorists” on X handle of the Force PRO on Sunday.
The statement reads, “This is unfounded, fake, and misleading. The NBA as a body will react to this. Stop spreading fake news. Who are those who made the statement or declaration, and in what capacity. I challenge you to share the press statement with me. Then we can talk.
“Do your investigation on this. The police have the right and powers to initiate any approach to curb crimes and criminality in Nigeria, as its applicable in other climes. The police have been issuing CMR for decades, so it’s not even a new strategy or document. No agency can take the police up on this initiative.
“They will rather key into it, harmonise the system for the good of the country, and it’s citizenry.
A seven-day ultimatum to stop the regulation requiring car owners to register and pay at least N6,000 for a CMRIS certificate was earlier given by the NBA Section on Public Interest to IGP Egbetokun.
