DRD Plate Number Meaning: Sakaba, Kebbi
The DRD plate number is registered in Sakaba Local Government Area, Kebbi. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
DRD belongs to Sakaba. About 156,700 residents (2022) live across 1,392 km², near 113 to the square kilometre. Reading a Nigerian plate begins with the three letters, and they place the registration rather than describe the vehicle. Neighbouring towns inside the district register under the same set.
DRD Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the DRD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRD-174AA | NISSAN SUNNY | CUSTOM | |
| DRD-111AA | HONDA ACCORD 1993 | BROUND | |
| DRD-222AA | TOYOTA RAV 4 | ASH |
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 DRD
- Local Government Area
- Sakaba
- State
- Kebbi
- Headquarters
- Dirindaji
- Population
- 156,700 (2022)
- Area
- 1,392 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 DRD Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so DRD places the paperwork in Sakaba. 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 DRD plate away from Kebbi 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 DRD plate number
What does the DRD plate number mean?
DRD is the registration code of Sakaba Local Government Area in Kebbi. 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 DRD plate number from?
Kebbi. The code identifies the local government area — Sakaba — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to DRD in Kebbi
Codes either side of DRD in the Kebbi directory.
Have a whole DRD 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.