POLICE TO BEGIN BIOMETRIC REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES FROM SEPTEMBER 16

The Nigeria Police will from Sept.16 change the process of vehicle registration from the analogue Central Motor Registry (CMR) to a digital Biometric Central Motor Registration system (BCMR). The BCMR is a technological means of attaching automobile owner's personal data to his or her vehicle for proper identification and protection. The force spokesman, Mr Frank Mba explained at a news conference on Monday in Abuja that the new system was part of efforts in repositioning the police to effectively tackle crime and terror. Under the system, hand-held machine would be used to verify the particulars of vehicles,rather than manual checking. Mba also said that the BCMR would assist in addressing the incidents of car theft,kidnapping and other crimes associated with the use of vehicles.