The Nigerian Police Force has said that Section 3 of the Road Traffic Act mandates the Inspector General of Police to maintain a Central Registry of all vehicles licenses issued by licensing authorities.
The Police Force spokesman, CSP Frank Mba, spoke during a demonstration exercise of the police Biometric Central Motor Registry (BCMR), at the head office of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in Abuja Wednesday.
According to Mba, the Central Motor Registry CMR established since 1958 was outdated, and had to be upgraded to the Biometric Central Motor Registry, which has the necessary modern equipment and requisite infrastructure in respect to automobile registration.
He explained that the Nigerian Police is not concerned with registration of vehicles and production of plate numbers, but that data of vehicles
registered should be kept police through the BCMR.
registered should be kept police through the BCMR.
Mba noted that the new system seeks to provide a data base for reference, prevention of car theft and provision of forensic backup to police
investigation in cases of terrorism, kidnap, murder and all crimes involving vehicles.
investigation in cases of terrorism, kidnap, murder and all crimes involving vehicles.
Remarking, the national president of RTEAN, Mr. Shehu Musa said he would communicate to all the state chapters of the association to commence immediate registration of their vehicles.
He also commended the exercise, noting that N3.500 was not too much as a onetime payment for the crime prevention benefits of the BCMR.
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