Vehicle owners to pay N5,375 for e-CMR as Nigeria Police announce deadline

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has given vehicle owners in Nigeria until July 29 to register for the digitalized Central Motor Registry (e-CMR), which costs N5,375 per vehicle.

Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, July 13.

According to him, “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.

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.

It will also enhance 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 the enforcement procedures.

Members of the public are urged to obtain the digitalized CMR certificate online at https://cmris.npf.gov.ng.

The enforcement of the e-CMR is necessary to ensure a safer and secure environment for vehicle ownership and decimate the trend of vehicle theft by greatly reducing the possibility of selling stolen vehicles in the country.

We therefore urge all vehicle owners and users to embrace and key into this initiative promptly for optimum safety and security.”