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IGP suspends e-CMR enforcement for vehicle owners

Thompson Nsisongabasi

Jul 15, 2024

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The inspector-general of police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun, has suspended the planned enforcement of the Electronic Central Motor Registry (e-CMR) for vehicle owners in the country.

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Police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, July 15.

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According to Adejobi, the IGP also ordered the police officers to embark on massive enlightenment of all Nigerians on the importance of the digitized registration initiative before the commencement of enforcement.

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"The he inspector-general of police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has ordered an immediate suspension of the proposed enforcement of the e-CMR initially scheduled to commence on July 29, 2024," the statement said.

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"This is to give ample opportunity for mass enlightenment and education of all citizens and residents on the process, benefits and effectiveness in solving the challenge of vehicle related crimes, and protection of individual and corporate vehicle ownership.

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"Members of the public are urged to obtain the digitalized CMR certificate online at https://cmris.npf.gov.ng. For further inquiries, individuals can contact the 24/7 hotline (02018870133), CMR Command Centre at FHQ Abuja (08117777666, 09169892000) and FHQ Annex Lagos (08117777555, 09169891000). Technical support is also available at cmrtech@npfcmr.ng."

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The Force PRO further stated that in light of this, "we seek the understanding and support of all well-meaning Nigerians and residents to key into the e-CMR system. In the same vein, the IGP charges all Police officers to desist from requesting for e-CMR certificates as individuals found extorting or exploiting members of the public on the guise of not having e-CMR certificates will be sanctioned accordingly as the enforcement which will be done by only dedicated officers has been suspended till further notice."

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The e-CMR is expected to provide a firsthand database to the force for curbing vehicular crimes as dedicated officers can access real-time comprehensive data of every vehicle on their tablets.

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The e-CMR will also prevent multiple registration of vehicles and serve as a database to collate biometric and other data of vehicle owners and individuals, adding value to the national database and incident report portal generated from other ministries, Departments and agencies towards general security.

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— Thompson Nsisongabasi

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