The Nigeria Police Force is set to commence the enforcement of the digitalized Central Motor Registry (e-CMR) within the next 14 days, specifically on the 29th of July, 2024.
This, according to police, is to rejuvenate and digitalize the motor vehicle registration system, significantly bolstering our nation’s safety and security framework.
A statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the e-CMR is an advanced, real-time online repository of motor vehicle data, designed to support police investigations, operational activities, and combat vehicle-related crimes, including terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and armed robbery.
The transition to a digitalized system will streamline the documentation and verification processes for vehicle ownership and related transactions.
The statement added that following the directives of the IGP, services such as change of ownership, change of license number, change of engine, and change of chassis/body would become seamless as the e-CMR system would ensure the validation of vehicle genuineness and ownership, enhancing the ability to track and recover stolen vehicles effectively, and preventing the purchase of stolen vehicles by innocent buyers.