Plate code

EKE Plate Number Meaning: Ihitte/Uboma, Imo

The EKE plate number is registered in Ihitte/Uboma Local Government Area, Imo. 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 EKE code — Ihitte/Uboma, Imo
A plate issued in Ihitte/Uboma carries the EKE code. The characters after it are a sample, not a real registration.

EKE is issued in Ihitte/Uboma, whose seat is at Isinweke. The 2006 census counted 120,744 residents over 104 km², near 1,161 for every square kilometre. Codes name districts rather than towns, so settlements inside the local government area all register under these same letters.

EKE Plates We Have Checked

Plates carrying the EKE 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
EKE-128AA V/W Passat Station Wagon Custom
EKE-174AA Volkswagen Golf Custom
EKE-236AA Honda Crv Jeep Custom
EKE-305AA Volvo 240 Sal Custom
EKE-419AA Nissan Maxima Custom
EKE-507AA TOYOTA HIACE HIACE NIL
EKE-628AA Cls 550 Custom
EKE-111AA Nissan Pathfinder Jeep Custom
EKE-222AA Opel Omega S/C Custom
EKE-999AA LEXUS RX350 WHITE
EKE-123AA Toyota Camry Sal/Car Custom

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 EKE

Local Government Area
Ihitte/Uboma
State
Imo
Headquarters
Isinweke
Population
120,744 (2006)
Area
104 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 EKE Code Does and Does Not Tell You

A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so EKE places the paperwork in Ihitte/Uboma. 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 EKE plate away from Imo 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 EKE plate number

What does the EKE plate number mean?

EKE is the registration code of Ihitte/Uboma Local Government Area in Imo. 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 EKE plate number from?

Imo. The code identifies the local government area — Ihitte/Uboma — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.

Have a whole EKE 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.