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.
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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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