“Seat Of The Caliphate” : Codes On Sokoto State License Plate Numbers And Their Meaning

“Seat Of The Caliphate” : What the alphanumeric codes on Sokoto 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 Sokoto State have the name and the unique slogan of the State, “Seat Of The Caliphate”, 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 Sokoto or Licensing Office where the vehicle is registered.

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

BINJI – BJN

BODINGA – DBN

DANGE-SHUNI – DGS

GADA – GAD

GORONYO – GRY

GUDU – BLE

GWADABAWA – GWD

ILLELA – LLA

ISA – SAA

KEBBE – KBE

KWARE – KWR

RABAH – RBA

SABON-BIRNI – SBN

SHAGARI – SGR

SILAME – SLM

SOKOTO-NORTH – SKK

SOKOTO-SOUTH – SRZ

TAMBAWAL – TBW

TANGAZA – TGZ

TURETA – TRT

WAMAKKO – WMK

WURNO – WRN

YABO – YYB

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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