BBJ Plate Number Meaning: Bebeji, Kano
The BBJ plate number is registered in Bebeji Local Government Area, Kano. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
BBJ belongs to Bebeji, whose seat is at Bebeji town. About 188,859 people were recorded there in 2006 across 717 km², some 263 to the square kilometre. A code is fixed at first registration and follows the vehicle through every later sale.
BBJ Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the BBJ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBJ-128AA | Toyota Corolla | Custom | |
| BBJ-507AA | MERCEDES-BENZ C-230 | BLACK | |
| BBJ-741AA | HONDA ACCORD | GREY | |
| BBJ-853AA | HONDA ACCORD | CUSTOM | |
| BBJ-956AA | HONDA ACCORD | ASH | |
| BBJ-999AA | PEUGEOT 406 | CUSTOM 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 BBJ
- Local Government Area
- Bebeji
- State
- Kano
- Headquarters
- Bebeji
- Population
- 188,859 (2006)
- Area
- 717 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 BBJ Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so BBJ places the paperwork in Bebeji. 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 BBJ plate away from Kano 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 BBJ plate number
What does the BBJ plate number mean?
BBJ is the registration code of Bebeji Local Government Area in Kano. 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 BBJ plate number from?
Kano. The code identifies the local government area — Bebeji — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to BBJ in Kano
Codes either side of BBJ in the Kano directory.
Have a whole BBJ 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.