The plan to commence the enforcement of the e-Central Motor Registry (e-CMR) has been put on hold.
The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi confirmed in a statement on Monday in Abuja, that the Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun ordered the immediate suspension of the enforcement.
He added that as much as the suspension was to give ample opportunity for mass enlightenment and education of the public on the process, benefits and effectiveness of e-CMR, through the suspension of its enforcement, police officers should not enforce request for e-CMR certificates.
He said, “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 said.
Emphasising that the enforcement would be done by only dedicated officers from a date to be announced later, the PRO warned that officers found extorting or exploiting the public on the guise of not having e-CMR certificates would be sanctioned.
He also emphasized that "the e-CMR is not a revenue generating platform."
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