The Police will on February 1, 2025, commence the enforcement of compulsory Motor Third Party Insurance among motorists nationwide, Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokunhas said.
Egbetokun stated this at the weekend when the Commissioner for Insurance, Mr Ayo Omosehin, paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja.
Egbotokun, during the visit, said the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) would commence total enforcement of the compulsory Motor Third Party insurance and other relevant laws on compulsory insurance in the country from February 1, 2025.
He affirmed the importance of Motor Third-Party insurance and announced February 1, 2025, as the commencement date for the enforcement of the relevant laws on compulsory insurance.
Section 68 (1) of the Insurance Act 2003, states: “No person shall use or permit any other person to use a motor vehicle on a road unless a liability which he may thereby incur in respect of damage to the property of the third parties and or injury caused to third parties is insured with an Insurer registered under this Act.”
