The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has suspended the enforcement of electronic central motor registry registration for vehicle owners in the country.
The Force Spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, had on Saturday said the IG ordered that the enforcement of the e-CMR should commence on July 29.
The enforcement order sparked an outcry from Nigerians, who accused the police of creating an opportunity to extort vehicle owners.
Also, the chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, John Aikpokpo-Martins, said the directive by Egbetokun to begin enforcing the digitised Central Motor Registry was a blatant disregard for the rule of law.
But in a statement on Sunday, Adejobi announced that the IG has suspended the enforcement of the e-CMR.
He added that there was the need to sensitise the citizens on the initiative, which he said was designed to secure vehicles.
