No more stopping vehicles and checking papers -Police

According to information released by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), police officers won’t need to pull over to examine license plates when the digital Central Motor Registry Information System (e-CMR) is implemented.

This was announced on Wednesday night by Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, in a post on his X account.

He claimed that police officers would now have access to state-of-the-art equipment that would allow them to instantly authenticate documents.

Adejobi went on to say that after the e-CMR is implemented, users and owners of vehicles won’t need to carry physical documents because all vehicle document information will be accessible online.

“No more stopping to check papers—our officers are equipped with cutting-edge tech to verify documents in real-time,” one of the tweets read.

“With the NPF’s new E-CMR system, you don’t need to carry around physical documents. Access all your vehicle info digitally—quick, easy, and secure,” it added.

“If your vehicle is registered with the NPF E-CMR and gets stolen, you can instantly flag it as stolen through your online profile,” the statement read.

He said the system then alerts all field officers nationwide within seconds, improving the chances of swift recovery.

Recalled that in July 2024 the IGP ordered the enforcement of the digitalised Central Motor Registry.

He said the move was to modernise and digitize the motor vehicle registration system, and improve the nation’s safety and security framework.