Plate code

SGM Plate Number Meaning: Shagamu, Ogun

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

SGM is issued in Shagamu, run from Shagamu town. About 253,412 people lived across its 614 km² in 2006, near 413 for every square kilometre. The code is inherited with the papers when the vehicle changes hands. That is the whole of what three letters can honestly tell you.

SGM Plates We Have Checked

Plates carrying the SGM 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
SGM-174AA TOYOTA SIENNA GREEN
SGM-628AA FORD F-150 BLACK
SGM-111AA VOYAGER DARK GREEN
SGM-999AA Honda Odyssey 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 SGM

Local Government Area
Shagamu
State
Ogun
Headquarters
Shagamu
Population
253,412 (2006)
Area
614 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 SGM Code Does and Does Not Tell You

A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so SGM places the paperwork in Shagamu. 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 SGM plate away from Ogun 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 SGM plate number

What does the SGM plate number mean?

SGM is the registration code of Shagamu Local Government Area in Ogun. 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 SGM plate number from?

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

Have a whole SGM 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.