“Home Of Peace” : Codes On Borno State License Plate Numbers And Their Meaning

“Home Of Peace” : What the alphanumeric codes on Borno State License Plates stands for. 

The unique number plate combination used by Private and Commercial vehicles is in the format ABC-123DE. 

The first three letters (ABC) indicates the Local Government Area (LGA) where the vehicle is registered.

Vehicle Registration Plates (license plate number) issued to both private and commercial vehicles in Borno State have the name and the unique slogan of the State, “Home Of Peace”, displayed at the top centre of the plate.

Like any other plates issued across the country, the unique plate combination is in the format ABC-123DE, with each of the first three letters (ABC) indicating the Local Government Areas (LGA) in Borno or Licensing Office where the vehicle is registered.

The following are the first three letters on Borno State plate numbers and the Local Government Areas (LGA) in which they were registered.

ABADAM – ADM

ASKIRA-UBA – ASU

BAMA – BAM

BAYO – BAY

BIU – BBU

CHIBOK – CBK

DAMBOA – DAM

DIKWA – DKW

GUBIO – GUB

GUZAMALA – GZM

GWOZA – GZA

HAWUL – HWL

JERE – JRE

KAGA – KGG

KALA/BALGE – KBG

KONDUGA – KDG

KUKAWA – KWA

KWAYA-KUSAR – KWY

MAFA – MAF

MAGUMERI – MGM

MAIDUGURI – MAG

MARTE – MAR

MOBBAR – MBR

MONGUNU – MNG

NGALA – NGL

NGANZAI – NGZ

SHANI – SHN

ABC-123DE

In addition to the first three letters, which indicates the Local Government Areas (LGA) in which they were registered, the next three digits on the number plates are numbers while the last two letters are used for numbering.

Like other plates issued across the Nation, license plates generally have white background while the color of the numbers varies by vehicle type. Numbers is imprinted in blue for Private vehicles while Commercial vehicles like Danfo buses use red.

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