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Good evening fam.
Please I have some money that I want to use and buy a tokumbo car but I'm afraid at the rate people get into trouble for buying a stolen car in Nigeria. So, I want to ask the legal gurus and the experienced ones in th house. Is there any customer protection paper that is obtainable from the police to attest that I actually bought the car and not stolen in case of eventuality?

Mods please do the needful

Victory662:
Good evening fam.
Please I have some money that I want to use and buy a tokumbo car but I'm afraid at the rate people get into trouble for buying a stolen car in Nigeria. So, I want to ask the legal gurus and the experienced ones in th house. Is there any customer protection paper that is obtainable from the police to attest that I actually bought the car and not stolen in case of eventuality?

Mods please do the needful

Yes , you will carry the car to any Police station to do Police report but I think you will do court affidavit first before the report that you buy the car from so so so so person that you are now the new owner of the car that is what I know

Tokunbo or Nigeria used?

Nigeria used, affidavits then police report..

Victory662:
Good evening fam.
Please I have some money that I want to use and buy a tokumbo car but I'm afraid at the rate people get into trouble for buying a stolen car in Nigeria. So, I want to ask the legal gurus and the experienced ones in th house. Is there any customer protection paper that is obtainable from the police to attest that I actually bought the car and not stolen in case of eventuality?

Mods please do the needful

contact me will get u one without issue i just bought for a man his car plate number is already ready

https://www.nairaland.com/8584609/bought-client-outside-lagos-camry

No need one any police report to buy a Tokunbo car na? Unless na 9ja used!

You don't need any clearance to buy a car. Just ensure that you buy from a legitimate dealer with a bona fide office address and make sure you get all the relevant documents from the dealer.

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Oga, take the customs document of the car to customs office for confirmation first, then go to any licensing office to check/confirm if the car has not been registered before....
From there you can go ahead with your buying...
It is when you're buying a naija used car, you'd need to for an affidavit and police extract to back your purchase up ( and for security reasons)

As far as Tokumbo cars are involved you should be more interested in making sure the duty is original and complete

I have tokunbo 2010 Camry I just cleared from seaport last week. 9.8m if you’re interested to buy. 08082786748 .

It's comes with custom duty import ,port clearance etc. Then u go and do court affidavit. Then take d affidavit to d nearest police station for police report.
Then take all these to inland revenue to get vehicle registration number. Then go to VIO office for vehicle inspection and they will paste their sticker on your vehicle if u pass.

Pat081:
Yes , you will carry the car to any Police station to do Police report but I think you will do court affidavit first before the report that you buy the car from so so so so person that you are now the new owner of the car that is what I know

You are 100 percent wrong because no known law in Nigeria demands you to obtain a police clearance to buy a car.

A car is like any other properties any citizens can have and all you need is to buy a car and register it at the appropriate official registration office.

Even the police contact these offices for inquiries.

Cheers.

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NO NEED DOING THAT AS LONG AS YOU ARE VERY SURE IT'S TOKUNBO, FRESH FROM OVERSEAS CAR YOU BOUGHT. WHEN REGISTERING THE PLATE NUMBER, POLICE ALSO WILL GIVE YOU A COVERING PAPER BUT THAT'S NOT YOUR HEADACHE. JUST GO TO A GOVERNMENT VEHICLE LICENSE OFFICE AND YOUR WORRIES WILL BE OVER IN A MINUTE COS YOU WILL BE GIVEN ALL THE PAPERS NEEDED INCLUDING THE POLICE COVERAGE PAPER CALLED ECMR..... DON'T LISTEN TO BAD ADVISE ON THIS PLATFORM. I CAN SEE MANY EVIL ADVISORS WEY NEVER BUY TYRE BEFORE BUT ADVISING YOU WRONGLY...

Victory662:
Good evening fam.
Please I have some money that I want to use and buy a tokumbo car but I'm afraid at the rate people get into trouble for buying a stolen car in Nigeria. So, I want to ask the legal gurus and the experienced ones in th house. Is there any customer protection paper that is obtainable from the police to attest that I actually bought the car and not stolen in case of eventuality?

Mods please do the needful

bmd1010:
contact me will get u one without issue i just bought for a man his car plate number is already ready

https://www.nairaland.com/8584609/bought-client-outside-lagos-camry

!!! BEWARE OF NA THEM !!! person ask for advice not your phone number, this is a red flag to those that ask for help on Nairaland, all these contact me na them

Exactly what you said is the right thing.

heffem:
Oga, take the customs document of the car to customs office for confirmation first, then go to any licensing office to check/confirm if the car has not been registered before....
From there you can go ahead with your buying...
It is when you're buying a naija used car, you'd need to for an affidavit and police extract to back your purchase up ( and for security reasons)

Thank u for your wonderful contribution. I appreciate

wallrichy:
NO NEED DOING THAT AS LONG AS YOU ARE VERY SURE IT'S TOKUNBO, FRESH FROM OVERSEAS CAR YOU BOUGHT. WHEN REGISTERING THE PLATE NUMBER, POLICE ALSO WILL GIVE YOU A COVERING PAPER BUT THAT'S NOT YOUR HEADACHE. JUST GO TO A GOVERNMENT VEHICLE LICENSE OFFICE AND YOUR WORRIES WILL BE OVER IN A MINUTE COS YOU WILL BE GIVEN ALL THE PAPERS NEEDED INCLUDING THE POLICE COVERAGE PAPER CALLED ECMR..... DON'T LISTEN TO BAD ADVISE ON THIS PLATFORM. I CAN SEE MANY EVIL ADVISORS WEY NEVER BUY TYRE BEFORE BUT ADVISING YOU WRONGLY...

Do affidavit in court and take the car and all it documents to police station close to you for vadict. Do all these functions before you pay the person any dime, If possible carry the person along, it will make the process smooth at the station because they will ask you questions about the person. Ensure police stamp all necessary documents need to be stamp and sign by the official who attented to you.

oyeb15:
It's comes with custom duty import ,port clearance etc. Then u go and do court affidavit. Then take d affidavit to d nearest police station for police report.
Then take all these to inland revenue to get vehicle registration number. Then go to VIO office for vehicle inspection and they will paste their sticker on your vehicle if u pass.

You no fit do all these by your self in Nigeria. Them go frustrate you tire.

Just get a licencing officer and pay him to do it. It will cost a little over 100k

Emaprince:
You no fit do all these by your self in Nigeria. Them go frustrate you tire.

Just get a licencing officer and pay him to do it. It will cost a little over 100k

Sometimes these people do fake to make more profit. I went to renew my sister car number plate in inland revenue after 4years she had been driving it and paying a guy for renewal every year just to discover that the vehicle number is not on the system .

Emaprince:
You no fit do all these by your self in Nigeria. Them go frustrate you tire.

Just get a licencing officer and pay him to do it. It will cost a little over 100k

since he has all the paper complete no one will stress him, is only at the police station they will stretch him even with all his complete papers. But with complete papers, former owner present and little tip it will role well there.

You have a point, change of names on all documents in FRSC office... Just delay sha....

Also go get a police clearance to buy a phone. Also get a police clearance to buy food stuffs from the market cos there are many stolen food items in the market

Must you expose us before you make your points!!!! 😁😁😁

heffem:
Oga, take the customs document of the car to customs office for confirmation first, then go to any licensing office to check/confirm if the car has not been registered before....
From there you can go ahead with your buying...
It is when you're buying a naija used car, you'd need to for an affidavit and police extract to back your purchase up ( and for security reasons)

This is the best approach

Capital No. However, you need a police report after the purchase, before registration.

Victory662:
Good evening fam.
Please I have some money that I want to use and buy a tokumbo car but I'm afraid at the rate people get into trouble for buying a stolen car in Nigeria. So, I want to ask the legal gurus and the experienced ones in th house. Is there any customer protection paper that is obtainable from the police to attest that I actually bought the car and not stolen in case of eventuality?

Mods please do the needful

I think before buying any car whether Tokunbo or Naija used you must carry out due diligence to ascertain the authenticity of the vehicle.
In my case before buying the Tokunbo of my choice, I asked for the VIN and sent it to a paid recommended vehicle vin decoder service, with in 30min they sent to my email the history and report of the car. Everything you need to know, accidented (major or minor), stolen or not, last recorded odometer, what the car was used for (whether for hire or private use, how many hands have used it before placed for bid, or purchase) etc.
I mean everything about the car will be revealed.
I also engaged recommended customs services on vehicles online to ascertain duty payment, I needed to verify if duty was actually paid and other customs papers like vehicle inspection report at the point of customs examination, Exit note, etc before thinking of purchasing the car. I demanded for the customs duty paper from the seller and secretly verified it with what I got from the independent service.
After the due diligence, and I was satisfied everything was OK, I then proceeded to buy the car, No need for anything police. Or you think police will cover you to buy stolen car?

The final step was to register the car for plate number and all other car papers.

Capital NO.
When I bought my toks car in 2022.
I removed the foreign plates.
We were 3 in number in the car and es having7k in my pocket .all the checkpoints we passed out of 9 check points. 4 allowed me go.
The rest 5 gave me tough time.
I was left with 5h.

Can't believe the comments I am seeing here.

bmd1010:
contact me will get u one without issue i just bought for a man his car plate number is already ready

https://www.nairaland.com/8584609/bought-client-outside-lagos-camry

He may have good intentions, but avoid him and go to car stand where cars are sold. Documents to look out for are:
1. The vehicle documents. match each document with the chassis number, Registration plate number and engine.
2 Ask for customs clearance
3. the documents must match with his/ her drivers license, NIN, Voters card
4. Sales and transfer agreement
5. go to near by police station to get clearance BEFORE PAYMENT.

Go with mechanic to help you out. it will only take few hours and it whort it .
Good luck

lamentor78:
!!! BEWARE OF NA THEM !!! person ask for advice not your phone number, this is a red flag to those that ask for help on Nairaland, all these contact me na them

How is this red flag cause last last he will still need to buy from someone

Okay Nairalanders have responded well.

Whatever you don in this life... Always try to avoid the POLICE. Even when you need to visit the police, always look for other alternatives.

You don't need any interaction with the police to buy a Tokumbo vehicle.