Plate code

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.

Nigerian number plate with the KJM code — Chikun, Kaduna
A plate issued in Chikun carries the KJM code. The characters after it are a sample, not a real registration.

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.

All Kaduna plate number codes

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.