Press Release (Part)
Police reassures emplacement of electronic/ICT strategies to curb crime, criminality in Nigeria
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| ‘The Nigeria Police’ |
As Police Confirms Recovery of 1519 Stolen Vehicles via e-CMR.
The Nigeria Police Force, under the astute leadership of IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, once again restates its commitment to emplacing e-policing strategies such as the Police Rescue Me App, Police VGS emergency App, and also the reactivation of the Central Motor Registry Portal (e-CMR), to curb vehicle-related crimes and enhance its crime-fighting capabilities through the integration of electronic and information communication technology (ICT) aimed at creating an effective policing system for all citizens across Nigeria.
The efforts of the Force in combating crime in various spheres cannot be overemphasized, specifically in the area of vehicle theft, as the Nigeria Police Force recorded the successful recovery of 1519 vehicles in the last year and so far in this month of January 2025, the Force has recorded the recovery of 52 vehicles, while many stolen vehicles are being investigated for recovery. This success was made easy due to the cooperation of the public using the e-CMR portal.
As part of the relentless efforts towards combating vehicle-related crimes, the Force wishes to announce a recent successful operation that led to the recovery of stolen vehicles, utilizing the electronic Central Motor Registry (e-CMR) system. The Electronic Central Motor Registry (e-CMR) is a digitalized repository of licenced motor vehicles in the country, as provided for in the law.
Since the initiative began, successes have been, and are still being recorded by the Force. Some of these successes include: i.Members of the public, especially genuine vehicle owners are providing their vehicle information into the database; with over 400,000 vehicles registered. ii.Instant reporting of vehicle theft – 1,011 stolen vehicles reported…
PRESS RELEASE
POLICE REASSURES EMPLACEMENT OF ELECTRONIC/ICT STRATEGIES TO CURB CRIME, CRIMINALITY IN NIGERIA.
As Police Confirms Recovery of 1519 Stolen Vehicles via e-CMR.
The Nigeria Police Force, under the astute leadership of IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, once…
— Nigeria Police Force (@PoliceNG) January 30, 2025
