The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has bow to press as he ordered the suspension of the Proposed Enforcement Process on the Electronic Central Motor Registry Registration Process (e-CMR).
The process was initially scheduled to commence on the 29th of July, was suspended on Sunday through a press statement issued by the force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi.
The enforcement order sparked an outcry from Nigerians, who accused the police of creating an opportunity to extort vehicle owners.
Also, the chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, John Aikpokpo-Martins, said the directive by Egbetokun to begin enforcing the digitised Central Motor Registry was a blatant disregard for the rule of law.
But in a statement on Sunday, Adejobi announced that the IG has suspended the enforcement of the e-CMR.
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He added that there was the need to sensitise the citizens on the initiative, which he said was designed to secure vehicles.
Adejobi denied that the e-CMR was a revenue-generating platform as he sought the understanding of the citizens and key into the initiative.
He warned police officers to stop requesting the e-CMR certificate from vehicle owners, adding that anyone caught would be punished.
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