Plate code

AKM Plate Number Meaning: Abeokuta-North, Ogun

The AKM plate number is registered in Abeokuta-North Local Government Area, Ogun. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.

Nigerian number plate with the AKM code — Abeokuta-North, Ogun
A plate issued in Abeokuta-North carries the AKM code. The characters after it are a sample, not a real registration.

AKM belongs to Abeokuta North, run from Akomoje. The 2006 census counted 201,329 residents across 808 km², near 249 to the square kilometre. A code is fixed at first registration and follows the vehicle through every later sale. Nothing after them on the plate names anywhere at all.

AKM Plates We Have Checked

Plates carrying the AKM code that our own checks returned data for, most recent first. The make and the colour are shown exactly as the record gave them.

Plate Make Colour Checked
AKM-128AA TOYOTA STARLET WHITE
AKM-956AA MITSUBISHI LANCER WHITE
AKM-222AA LAND ROVER FREELANDER NAVY BLUE
AKM-999AA TOYOTA CAMRY GREEN
AKM-123AA Peugeot 406 S/Car Blue

No holder name appears here, and none ever will: the Federal Road Safety Corps does not release registration holders to the public, so neither do we.

The District Behind AKM

Local Government Area
Abeokuta-North
State
Ogun
Headquarters
Akomoje
Population
201,329 (2006)
Area
808 km²

Population and area describe the local government area itself and come from public census and geographic data, not from the plate register.

What the AKM Code Does and Does Not Tell You

A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so AKM places the paperwork in Abeokuta-North. It does not follow the car afterwards: a vehicle sold across state lines keeps its plate until it is re-registered, which is why a AKM plate away from Ogun is a question for the seller rather than a finding in itself.

The letters also say nothing about the holder, the model or the history of the vehicle. Colours and special series are a separate system, explained on the code hub; what the car itself has been through — auction lots, damage, mileage at sale — is recorded against its VIN and travels with the car even when the plate changes.

Questions about the AKM plate number

What does the AKM plate number mean?

AKM is the registration code of Abeokuta-North Local Government Area in Ogun. A vehicle wearing it was registered there; the three digits after the letters are its serial inside that LGA, and the last two letters are the series.

Which state is a AKM plate number from?

Ogun. The code identifies the local government area — Abeokuta-North — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.

Have a whole AKM plate, not just the code?

The lookup takes the full plate and returns the local government area behind it. For the history of the vehicle — auction records, damage, mileage and photographs — check it by VIN.