Plate code

BNJ Plate Number Meaning: Binji, Sokoto

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

BNJ belongs to Binji, whose seat is at Binji town. The 2006 census put 105,027 residents on 559 km², near 188 for every square kilometre. A code is fixed at first registration and follows the vehicle through every later sale.

BNJ Plates We Have Checked

Plates carrying the BNJ 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
BNJ-174AA VOLKSWAGEN WAGON CUSTOM
BNJ-236AA HONDA CIVIC DARK BLUE
BNJ-111AA MERCEDES BENZ C220 LIGHT GOLD
BNJ-123AA HONDA CIVIC GREEN

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 BNJ

Local Government Area
Binji
State
Sokoto
Headquarters
Binji
Population
105,027 (2006)
Area
559 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 BNJ Code Does and Does Not Tell You

A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so BNJ places the paperwork in Binji. 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 BNJ plate away from Sokoto 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 BNJ plate number

What does the BNJ plate number mean?

BNJ is the registration code of Binji Local Government Area in Sokoto. 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 BNJ plate number from?

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

Codes Next to BNJ in Sokoto

Codes either side of BNJ in the Sokoto directory.

All Sokoto plate number codes

Have a whole BNJ 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.