Plate code

GBA Plate Number Meaning: Ilaje, Ondo

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

Ilaje, run from Igbokoda, registers as GBA. About 445,200 residents (2022) live across 1,357 km², roughly 328 for every square kilometre. The code is replaced only by re-registration in another district, so a sale in another state leaves it exactly as it was issued.

GBA Plates We Have Checked

Plates carrying the GBA 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
GBA-305AA Pathfinder Custom
GBA-741AA TOYOTA AVALON SILVER
GBA-956AA Nissan PRIMERA ORANGE
GBA-111AA Highlander Custom
GBA-222AA Toyota Camry Custom
GBA-987AA LEXUS RX330 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 GBA

Local Government Area
Ilaje
State
Ondo
Headquarters
Igbokoda
Population
445,200 (2022)
Area
1,357 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 GBA Code Does and Does Not Tell You

A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so GBA places the paperwork in Ilaje. 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 GBA plate away from Ondo 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 GBA plate number

What does the GBA plate number mean?

GBA is the registration code of Ilaje Local Government Area in Ondo. 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 GBA plate number from?

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

Have a whole GBA 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.