The Nigeria Police Force has revealed some potential benefits of the Electronic Central Motor Registry, E-CMR innovation.
The E-CMR innovation is expected to revolutionize how vehicle information is verified and tracked, especially when stolen.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, while highlighting some of the benefits of the E-CMR via his X handle on Thursday, said with the technology, there would be “No more stopping to check papers- our officers are equipped with cutting-edge tech to verify documents in real-time”.
According to Adejobi, when a vehicle registered with the NPF E-CMR gets stolen, “you can instantly flag it as stolen through your online profile” and it will be recovered.
The Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun had in July this year ordered the enforcement of the digitalised Central Motor Registry.
The IGP said the move was to modernise and digitize the motor vehicle registration system, and improve the nation’s safety and security framework.