YYB Plate Number Meaning: Yabo, Sokoto
The YYB plate number is registered in Yabo Local Government Area, Sokoto. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
YYB belongs to Yabo, run from Yabo town. The 2006 census counted 115,011 residents over 789 km², about 146 for every square kilometre. Each district in the state has exactly one code, and a plate carries the one it was issued under.
YYB Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the YYB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YYB-128AA | Toyota Avensis | Custom | |
| YYB-174AA | V/Wagon Golf | Custom | |
| YYB-305AA | OPTIMA | CUSTOM | |
| YYB-419AA | MINI LDV SALOON | CUSTOM |
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 YYB
- Local Government Area
- Yabo
- State
- Sokoto
- Headquarters
- Yabo
- Population
- 115,011 (2006)
- Area
- 789 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 YYB Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so YYB places the paperwork in Yabo. 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 YYB plate away from Sokoto 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 YYB plate number
What does the YYB plate number mean?
YYB is the registration code of Yabo Local Government Area in Sokoto. 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 YYB plate number from?
Sokoto. The code identifies the local government area — Yabo — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to YYB in Sokoto
Codes either side of YYB in the Sokoto directory.
Have a whole YYB 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.