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DLuciano:
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.

I find this bolded part very hilarious, you secretly verified customs duty paper given you by same person you're doing it in secret against?

I'm not understanding o, what did you assume was his intent on giving it to you in the first place, to use it and wrap suya? 😂