The Nigerian Police Force has announced a new online system allowing vehicle owners to directly flag their cars as stolen to expedite recovery.
A public notice explained that owners can now log onto www.cmris.npf.gov.ng and classify their vehicle as stolen. This automatically notifies all state and divisional police commands nationwide with details of the stolen car.
The owner must then visit the police division handling the theft to file an official report so formal investigation and recovery can commence. The online status remains listed as stolen until the vehicle is successfully retrieved and the case completed.
The police designed the website integration to ease national coordination and tracking of stolen vehicles. Owners are urged to utilize the system if their car is lost or hijacked.
