The Ogun State Police Command has reactivated Operation VELVET across all twenty Local Government Areas of the State, following directives from the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc(+), NPM in an initiative that forms part of renewed intelligence-led strategies to enforce transit regulations, enhance public safety on major highways and maintain uninterrupted vehicular flow throughout the State.
The exercise is specifically structured to target traffic offenses that jeopardize public safety and create vulnerabilities for crime along major transit corridors. Focus will be directed at curbing one-way driving, reckless and dangerous driving, unauthorized emergency sirens and vehicle with missing, altered, or covered registration plates. Furthermore, a clamp down on unlicensed drivers, vehicular overloading, and indiscriminate parking that obstructs the free flow of traffic across the state.
In response to the operational directive, the Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, CP Bode Ojajuni, psc, FCSS, MNIPR, has ordered all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers (DPOs), and Operational Unit Heads to ensure seamless execution across their commands. CP Ojajuni instructed that all deployed personnel be properly briefed and closely monitored to guarantee that duties are carried out firmly, ethically, and with complete respect for the fundamental rights of all citizens.
Reaffirming the Inspector-General of Police’s uncompromising position on police integrity, the CP warned that Operation VELVET must never serve as a pretext for extortion, illegal detention, harassment, or unauthorized impoundment of vehicles and documents. Supervisory officers will be held accountable for the conduct of their subordinates, and any officer caught engaging in bribery, intimidation, or professional misconduct will face immediate disciplinary action under extant Police Regulations.
The Command calls on motorists, fleet operators, and transit workers across Ogun State to observe traffic laws and extend maximum cooperation to officers on duty. Members of the public are equally advised to resist offering bribes or inducements to evade sanctions. The Ogun State Police Command remains committed to executing Operation VELVET with utmost professionalism and solicits the continued partnership of all residents toward securing safer roads across the Gateway State.