Plate code

REE Plate Number Meaning: Odigbo, Ondo

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

REE belongs to Odigbo, whose seat is at Ore. Its recorded population is about 600,000 in 2020, across 1,818 km² — roughly 330 people to the square kilometre. The code is inherited with the papers when the vehicle changes hands, and lost only on re-registration elsewhere.

REE Plates We Have Checked

Plates carrying the REE 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
REE-128AA Primera Custom
REE-174AA Hiace Yellow
REE-741AA NISSAN CABSTAR GREEN
REE-222AA VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GREEN
REE-999AA NISSAN ALMERA CUSTOM
REE-987AA VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GREEN

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 REE

Local Government Area
Odigbo
State
Ondo
Headquarters
Ore
Population
600,000 (2020)
Area
1,818 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 REE Code Does and Does Not Tell You

A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so REE places the paperwork in Odigbo. 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 REE plate away from Ondo 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 REE plate number

What does the REE plate number mean?

REE is the registration code of Odigbo Local Government Area in Ondo. 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 REE plate number from?

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

Have a whole REE 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.