Plate code

KFU Plate Number Meaning: Ofu, Kogi

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

Ofu, seat at Ugwolawo, registers vehicles as KFU. The 2006 census recorded 192,169 residents over 1,680 km², roughly 114 for every square kilometre. Two cars papered here on the same day carry these letters and differ in the serial that follows.

KFU Plates We Have Checked

Plates carrying the KFU 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
KFU-174AA TOYOTA CAMRY CAMRY ASH
KFU-236AA Volkswagen Passat Blue
KFU-305AA Vento Blue
KFU-419AA TOYOTA SIENNA N/A
KFU-628AA Nissan Sunny Blue
KFU-222AA TOYOTA CAMRY CAMRY GREY
KFU-123AA Toyota Corolla 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 KFU

Local Government Area
Ofu
State
Kogi
Headquarters
Ugwolawo
Population
192,169 (2006)
Area
1,680 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 KFU Code Does and Does Not Tell You

A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so KFU places the paperwork in Ofu. 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 KFU plate away from Kogi 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 KFU plate number

What does the KFU plate number mean?

KFU is the registration code of Ofu Local Government Area in Kogi. 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 KFU plate number from?

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

Codes Next to KFU in Kogi

Codes either side of KFU in the Kogi directory.

All Kogi plate number codes

Have a whole KFU 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.