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admin The Inspector General of Police (IG), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered a suspension of the e-Central Motor Registry (e-CMR) enforcement scheduled to start on July 29.
The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement yesterday, said the suspension is to give ample opportunity for mass enlightenment and education of the public on the process, benefits and effectiveness of e-CMR.
Adejobi said IG Egbetokun equally urged police officers to desist from requesting for e-CMR certificates from motorists.
According to him, officers found extorting or exploiting the public on the guise of not having e-CMR certificates will be sanctioned.
Adejobi stressed that enforcement would be done by dedicated officers from a date to be announced later.
According to him, the e-CMR is designed to address the challenges of vehicle-related crimes, as well as ensure protection of individual and corporate vehicle ownership.
Adejobi said the registration would help to collate data imputed into the system by vehicle owners, and acting on such to flag the vehicles if reported stolen.
He added: “The e-CMR will provide a firsthand database to the Force to curb 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.
“Contrary to news making the round and insinuations about the e-CMR, the Police wishes to state categorically that the e-CMR is not a revenue generating platform.
The platform is an initiative to digitise policing for effectiveness and general safety of lives and property.
