The Nigeria Police has suspended plan to commence the enforcement of the e-Central Motor Registry, e-CMR, till July 29, 2024.
Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said in a statement on Monday in Abuja said the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mr Kayode Egbetokun ordered the suspension of the policy with immense effect to give ample opportunity for mass enlightenment and education of the public on the process, benefits and effectiveness of e-CMR.
Adejobi, who said the IGP urged police officers to desist from requesting for e-CMR certificates, warning that officers found extorting or exploiting the public on the guise of not having e-CMR certificates would be sanctioned.
The force spokesman said the enforcement would be done by only dedicated officers from a date to be announced later.
He added that the e-CMR was designed to address the challenges of vehicle related crimes and protection of individual and corporate vehicle ownership.
Adejobi said the registration would help to collate the data imputed into the system by vehicle owners and acting on such to flag the vehicles if reported stolen.
According to him, “The e-CMR will 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.
“The e-CMR will prevent multiple registration of vehicles and serve as a database to collate biometric and other data of vehicle owners and individuals.
“It will also, add value to the national database and incident report portal generated from other Ministries, Departments and Agencies towards general security.”
He noted that contrary to reports and insinuations about the e-CMR, the e-CMR is not a revenue generating platform, but an initiative to digitalise policing for effectiveness and general safety of lives and property of Nigeria residents.
The police spokesman called for the understanding and support of all well-meaning Nigerians and residents to key into the system.
