The Nigeria Bar Association, or NBA, has declared the Central Motor Information System (CMRIS) Certificate issuing process unconstitutional and has warned Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun to cease. This was revealed by the NBA in a letter dated Sunday that was signed by Secretary Funmi Adeogun and Chairman John Aikpokpo-Martins. The association stated that any such certificate that the Nigeria Police Force issues without any supporting documentation is completely unlawful, void, and of no use. It was mentioned that the Nigeria Police are not required to collect money or provide certificates to car owners as part of their job to protect the public and uphold the law.
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NBA-SPIDEL further asks that all physical registration centers and the registration website be closed, and that all money be returned immediately and every money already collected from Nigerians be refunded to them within 3 days of the receipt of this notice.
“Please note that failure, neglect or refusal to comply with this lawful demand within 7 days of the receipt of this letter will compel NBA-SPIDEL to seek appropriate sanctions in court against your esteemed office and the Nigeria Police Force”,
NBA said.Bellow is the letter
The Inspector General of Police,
Nigeria Police Force,Force Headquarters,L
ouis Edet House,Garki Area 11,Abuja.
Dear Sir,
IN RE: ISSUANCE OF CENTRAL MOTOR REGISTRY INFORMATION SYSTEM (CMRIS) CERTIFICATE BY THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE: A DEMAND FOR THE IMMEDIATE STOPPAGE OF SAME.
The attention of the Nigeria Bar Association Section on Public Interest (NBA-SPIDEL) has been recently drawn to reports all around the country that vehicle owners are mandated to register and obtain a Central Motor Information System (CMRIS) Certificate from the Nigeria Police Force for a cost of not less than #6,000.00 (Six thousand naira).
In the light of these developments, the NBA-SPIDEL questions the legal propriety which enables the Nigeria Police Force to issue Central Motor Information System (CMRIS) Certificates to vehicle owners, particularly when it is not clearly stated in any laws (at least to our knowledge) that the Nigeria Police has any authority to issue car licenses or certificates of any nature to to vehicle owners after due registration of vehicles in the appropriate office in any laws (at least to our knowledge) that the Nigeria Police has any authority to issue car licenses or certificates of any nature to to vehicle owners after due registration of vehicles in the appropriate office.
NBA-SPIDEL goes on to say that any such certificate issued by the Nigerian Police Force in the absence of any legal support is completely unlawful, void, and has no bearing on anything. Therefore, NBA-SPIDEL takes this occasion to stress that the Nigeria Police’s role in protecting the public and upholding the law does not include collecting money or giving car owners certificates. Sadly, since then, the members of the Nigeria Police Force have exploited the gullibility of gullible Nigerians by demanding significant amounts of money from them in exchange for their failure to produce the CMRIS certificate when requested during a road check. This criminality needs to end right away. Consequently, the NBA-SPIDEL declares categorically that these criminal acts cannot go unpunished and therefore unequivocally demand that the Nigeria Police immediately stop the issuance and/or demand for the Central Motor Information System (CMRIS) Certificate.
NBA-SPIDEL additionally demands that all physical registration centers and the registration website be closed, and that any money previously received from Nigerians be returned to them within three days of this letter being sent. Please take note that NBA-SPIDEL will file the proper legal action against your honorable office and the Nigeria Police Force if you fail, neglect, or refuse to comply with this lawful demand within 7 days of receiving this letter.
