The digitalized Central Motor Registry will be enforced beginning July 29, 2024.
This is in accordance with an order issued by Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun.
According to Egbetokun, the goal is to modernize and digitize the motor vehicle registration system, thereby strengthening the nation’s safety and security framework.
The e-CMR is an innovative, real-time online repository of motor vehicle data intended to aid police investigations and operational activities, as well as combat vehicle-related crimes like as terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and armed robbery.
According to the police, moving to a digitalized system will streamline the documentation and verification processes for vehicle ownership and related activities.
In a statement on Saturday, the Force Spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, said following the IGP’s directives, the e-CMR system will make services like change of ownership, license number, engine, and chassis/body seamless, ensuring vehicle genuineness, aiding in tracking and recovery of stolen vehicles, and preventing the sale of stolen vehicles to innocent buyers.
The statement read, “As part of the efforts of the IG to enhance the security of lives and property, 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 July 29, 2024, to rejuvenate and digitalize the motor vehicle registration system, significantly bolstering our nation’s safety and security framework.
“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.
“Prior to the enforcement itself, the IGP has ordered full publicity of the e-CMR and its enforcement to all members of the public, intimating them of the requirements, processes, and enforcement procedures. Members of the public are urged to obtain the digitalized CMR certificate online.”
