Plate code

JBD Plate Number Meaning: Ijebu-Ode, Ogun

The JBD plate number is registered in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area, Ogun. 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 JBD code — Ijebu-Ode, Ogun
A plate issued in Ijebu-Ode carries the JBD code. The characters after it are a sample, not a real registration.

JBD belongs to Ijebu Ode, administered from Ijebu-Ode town. Its population was about 394,246 in 2024, across 192 km² — roughly 2,053 people to the square kilometre. The code is issued once and read back later exactly as it was given.

JBD Plates We Have Checked

Plates carrying the JBD 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
JBD-419AA HONDA ACCORD GREY
JBD-956AA TOYOTA COROLLA WINE
JBD-222AA NISSAN ALTIMA BLACK
JBD-999AA LAND ROVER FREELANDER NAVY BLUE

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 JBD

Local Government Area
Ijebu-Ode
State
Ogun
Headquarters
Ijebu-Ode
Population
394,246 (2024)
Area
192 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 JBD Code Does and Does Not Tell You

A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so JBD places the paperwork in Ijebu-Ode. 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 JBD plate away from Ogun 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 JBD plate number

What does the JBD plate number mean?

JBD is the registration code of Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area in Ogun. 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 JBD plate number from?

Ogun. The code identifies the local government area — Ijebu-Ode — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.

Have a whole JBD 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.