Plate code

JAK Plate Number Meaning: Jakusko, Yobe

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

JAK belongs to Jakusko, whose seat is at Jakusko town. The 2006 census counted 229,083 residents across 3,941 km², near 58 for every square kilometre. Two cars papered here on the same day carry these letters and differ in the serial that follows.

JAK Plates We Have Checked

Plates carrying the JAK 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
JAK-174AA VOLKSWAGEN GOLF BLUE
JAK-236AA NISSAN CABSTAR 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 JAK

Local Government Area
Jakusko
State
Yobe
Headquarters
Jakusko
Population
229,083 (2006)
Area
3,941 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 JAK Code Does and Does Not Tell You

A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so JAK places the paperwork in Jakusko. 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 JAK plate away from Yobe 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 JAK plate number

What does the JAK plate number mean?

JAK is the registration code of Jakusko Local Government Area in Yobe. 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 JAK plate number from?

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

Codes Next to JAK in Yobe

Codes either side of JAK in the Yobe directory.

All Yobe plate number codes

Have a whole JAK 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.