The Commissioner of Police of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Babaji Sunday has ordered full enforcement of the prohibition of all kinds of car and speed races in the territory.
The order is contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, DSP Josephine Adeh, on Thursday in Abuja.
She said the CP had directed all the Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) and their supervisory Area Commanders in the FCT to ensure full enforcement of the prohibition in their Respective Area of Responsibility (AoR).
Adeh said the order followed public outcry on the menace of recklessness, the risk to lives and damages to personal property as well as critical national infrastructure caused by car and speed races.
She said illegal car racing, acceleration contests, speed competitions, or test of physical endurance, amongst others, had posed hardship in traffic navigation for road users in the FCT.