Plate code

BDU Plate Number Meaning: Moro, Kwara

The BDU plate number is registered in Moro Local Government Area, Kwara. 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 BDU code — Moro, Kwara
A plate issued in Moro carries the BDU code. The characters after it are a sample, not a real registration.

BDU belongs to Moro, whose seat is at Bode Sade. About 108,792 people were recorded there in 2006 across 3,272 km², some 33 to the square kilometre. A code is fixed at first registration and follows the vehicle through every later sale.

BDU Plates We Have Checked

Plates carrying the BDU 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
BDU-128AA HONDA CIVIC BLACK
BDU-419AA MAZDA PREMACY ASH
BDU-628AA MERCEDES-BENZ BENZ DARK BLUE
BDU-741AA KIA KIA JOICE SAPCE BUS ASH
BDU-853AA OPEL S/CAR RED
BDU-222AA Toyota Corolla Black
BDU-999AA MAZDA PREMACY GREEN
BDU-987AA MAZDA 626 S/CAR DARK 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 BDU

Local Government Area
Moro
State
Kwara
Headquarters
Bode Sade
Population
108,792 (2006)
Area
3,272 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 BDU Code Does and Does Not Tell You

A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so BDU places the paperwork in Moro. 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 BDU plate away from Kwara 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 BDU plate number

What does the BDU plate number mean?

BDU is the registration code of Moro Local Government Area in Kwara. 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 BDU plate number from?

Kwara. The code identifies the local government area — Moro — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.

Codes Next to BDU in Kwara

Codes either side of BDU in the Kwara directory.

All Kwara plate number codes

Have a whole BDU 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.