KJM Plate Number Meaning: Chikun, Kaduna
The KJM plate number is registered in Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
Chikun, administered from Kujama, registers vehicles as KJM. The 2006 census recorded 372,272 residents over 4,466 km², roughly 83 for every square kilometre. The code is issued once and read back later exactly as given, whoever owns the car by then.
KJM Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the KJM 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KJM-305AA | PEUGEOT 307 | BLACK | |
| KJM-419AA | HONDA HONDA - CRV - JEEP | CUSTOM | |
| KJM-628AA | TOYOTA CAMRY | N/A | |
| KJM-741AA | PICANTO | SILVER ASH | |
| KJM-853AA | TOYOTA AVENSIS | BLUE | |
| KJM-956AA | Hyundai Sonata | LightGreen | |
| KJM-987AA | Peugeot 406 | Silver |
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 KJM
- Local Government Area
- Chikun
- State
- Kaduna
- Headquarters
- Kujama
- Population
- 372,272 (2006)
- Area
- 4,466 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 KJM Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so KJM places the paperwork in Chikun. 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 KJM plate away from Kaduna 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 KJM plate number
What does the KJM plate number mean?
KJM is the registration code of Chikun Local Government Area in Kaduna. 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 KJM plate number from?
Kaduna. The code identifies the local government area — Chikun — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to KJM in Kaduna
Codes either side of KJM in the Kaduna directory.
Have a whole KJM 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.