Mr Adejobi made the call on Sunday in his verified Twitter handle.
The Lagos police command says “users of these plates are to cooperate with security agencies in this regard.”
The IGP said the ban applied to all road users in the country without exceptions.
Inspector General of Police Usman Baba has called on police operatives to use intelligence gathering in fighting bandits and other criminals.
Inspector General of Police Usman Baba has approved a three-day retreat for senior police officers ahead of the 2023 general elections.
The Nigeria Police Force has deployed top human and machine assets for the June 18 governorship election in Ekiti State.
The deployment is to ensure a comprehensive investigation and immediate interception of the perpetrators of the attack.
“We may treat some of our recalcitrant policemen who are fond of taking innocent Nigerians to ATM, Banks or hidden arenas to forcefully extort them, with arms, as armed robbers.”
The suspects were trafficking two AK47 rifles and 51 rounds of live ammunition, concealed in a bag of beans to beat security checkpoints.
Mr Baba said attacks on officers in the line of duty would no longer be tolerated.
