The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has suspended the Central Motor Registry Registration Process (e-CMR) Enforcement scheduled to take effect from 29th of July, 2024. The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said the suspension is to allow for massive enlightenment to enlighten the public of the benefits and effectiveness of the e-CMR initiative. “The 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 the 29th of July, 2024".
"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.”
The e-CMR is designed to prevent multiple registrations 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.
Accordingly, he noted that the e-CMR is not a revenue-generating platform, but an initiative to digitalize policing for effectiveness and general safety of lives and property of Nigerian residents.
The Force urged members of the public to obtain the digitalized CMR certificate online at (https://cmris.npf.gov.ng).
The IGP warned all police officers, to desist from requesting e-CMR certificates, as individuals found extorting or exploiting members of the public under the guise of not having e-CMR certificates, will be sanctioned accordingly.