Kano State Plate Number Codes
All 44 Kano plate number codes, with the local government area behind each one. Find yours in the table below, or jump straight to the code you came for.
The letters on a Nigerian plate are a local government area, not a state, and they are rarely the initials of the place: in Kano, ABS stands for Albasu. Every code below is a row you can link to directly.
All Kano Plate Number Codes
Every row is a link target: ABS, for example, lives at the end of this page URL as an anchor, so you can send someone straight to it.
| Code | Local Government Area | Headquarters | Also spelled |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABS | Albasu | Albasu | |
| AJG | Ajingi | Ajingi | |
| BBJ | Bebeji | Bebeji | |
| BCH | Bichi | Bichi | |
| BGW | Bagwai | Bagwai | |
| BNK | Bunkure | Bunkure | |
| DAL | Dala | Gwammaja | |
| DBT | Dambatta | Dambatta | Danbatta |
| DGW | Doguwa | Riruwai | |
| DKD | Dawakin-Kudu | Dawakin Kudu | |
| DTF | Dawakin-Tofa | Dawakin Tofa | |
| FGE | Fagge | Waje | |
| GAK | Garko | Garko | |
| GNM | Garun-Mallam | Garun Mallam | |
| GRZ | Gwarzo | Gwarzo | |
| GSW | Gabasawa | Zakirai | |
| GWL | Gwale | Gwale | |
| GYA | Gaya | Gaya | |
| GZW | Gezawa | Gezawa | |
| KBK | Kabo | Kabo | |
| KBT | Kumbotso | Kumbotso | |
| KBY | Kibiya | Kibiya | |
| KKU | Kiru | Kiru | |
| KMC | Kano-Municipal | Kofar Kudu | |
| KNC | Kunchi | Kunchi | |
| KRY | Karaye | Karaye | |
| KUR | Kura | Kura | |
| MDB | Madobi | Madobi | |
| MJB | Minjibir | Minjibir | |
| MKK | Makoda | ||
| NSR | Nassarawa | Bompai | |
| RAN | Rano | Rano | |
| RGG | Rogo | Rogo | |
| RMG | Rimin-Gado | Rimin Gado | |
| SML | Sumaila | Sumaila | |
| SNN | Shanono | Shanono | |
| TAK | Takai | Takai | |
| TFA | Tofa | Tofa | |
| TRN | Tarauni | Unguwa Uku | |
| TWD | Tudun-Wada | Tudun Wada | |
| TYW | Tsanyawa | Tsanyawa | |
| UGG | Ungogo | Ungogo | |
| WDL | Wudil | Wudil | |
| WRA | Warawa | Warawa |
No Kano code matches what you typed. If what you have is a whole plate number rather than a three-letter code, the lookup reads it for you: Verify a plate number
Plates We Have Checked in Kano
Our own checks have returned 129 plates registered under Kano codes. The most recent are below, each one linked to the local government area its code belongs to; the make and the colour are shown exactly as the record gave them.
| Plate | Local Government Area | Make | Colour |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRZ-128AA | Gwarzo | VOLKSWAGEN GOLF | CUSTOM |
| GRZ-853AA | Gwarzo | VOLKSWAGEN GOLF | BLUE |
| GSW-305AA | Gabasawa | Toyota Matrix | Grey |
| GSW-419AA | Gabasawa | PEUGEOT 307 | CUSTOM |
| GSW-111AA | Gabasawa | VOLKSWAGEN GOLF | CUSTOM |
| GWL-174AA | Gwale | Volkswagen Golf | Ash |
| GWL-305AA | Gwale | Honda Accord | Custom |
| GYA-741AA | Gaya | PONTIAC VIBE | N/A |
| GYA-956AA | Gaya | TOYOTA PICNIC | GREEN |
| GYA-222AA | Gaya | Honda Accord | Custom |
| KBK-305AA | Kabo | HONDA ACCORD | N/A |
| KBK-419AA | Kabo | V/WAGEN GOLF | N/A |
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.
What Kano Plate Number Codes Tell You
A code on the plate is the place of registration, not the place the vehicle lives now. Cars are sold across state lines every day and keep their plates until they are re-registered, so a code from Kano on a car being sold elsewhere is a question to put to the seller rather than a problem in itself.
What the code cannot tell you is who holds the registration. That record sits with the Federal Road Safety Corps and the state motor vehicle administration agency, and it is released to the police, to the courts and to insurers — not to the public, and not to us.
What we can read is the part of the history that happens before a Nigerian plate is ever fitted. Most used cars here arrive from auctions in the United States, and that record — lot photographs, damage, mileage at sale — is tied to the VIN, not to the plate.
Questions about Kano plate codes
How many plate number codes does Kano have?
44, one for each local government area in our directory. They are listed in full in the table on this page.
What does the ABS plate number code mean?
ABS is the code of Albasu Local Government Area in Kano. A vehicle carrying it was registered there, which is not the same as saying it has stayed there since.
Does the Kano code on a plate mean the car is in Kano now?
No. The code records where the registration was issued. A car keeps its plate when it changes hands and only gets a new one when it is re-registered, so the plate tells you where the paperwork started, not where the car sleeps.
Can I find out who owns a plate number registered in Kano?
Not from a public source, and not from us. Registration holders are personal data held by the FRSC and the state agency; the police, the courts and insurers can reach it through their own channels, a private individual cannot. What is public is the code, and that is what this page publishes.
How do I check a full plate number, not just the code?
Use the plate lookup on our verify page: it takes the whole plate, reads the three-letter prefix and returns the local government area and the state. For the history of the vehicle itself, check it by VIN instead.
Check a whole plate, or check the car
The code tells you where a plate from Kano was issued. To find out what the vehicle has been through — auction records, damage, mileage and photographs — look it up by VIN.