BREAKING: Nigerian High Court Bars VIO From Stopping, Impounding, Confiscating Or Imposing Fines On Motorists

The Federal High Court successful Abuja has made an bid restraining the directorate of Road Traffic Services popularly known arsenic Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) from impounding, confiscating oregon imposing good connected immoderate motorist. 

The tribunal portion delivering judgement successful a suit filed by quality rights activistic and nationalist involvement attorney, Abubakar Marshal of Falana and Falana Chambers.

Honourable Justice N.E. Maha agreed with the Applicant that determination is nary instrumentality empowering the Respondents to stop, impound, confiscate, prehend oregon enforce good connected motorists portion delivering judgement successful the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1695/2023 betwixt Marshal Abubakar vs the Directorate of Road Traffic Services & 4 Ors. The tribunal successful its judgement delivered connected Wednesday, October 2, 2024, made a declaration that the 1st (Directorate of Road Traffic Services) to 4th Respondents nether the power of the 5th Respondent (Minister of the Federal Capital Territory) are not empowered by immoderate instrumentality oregon statute to stop, impound, confiscate the vehicles of motorists and oregon enforce good connected motorists.

The tribunal gave an bid restraining the 1st to 4th respondents either done their agents, servants and/or assigns from impounding, confiscating the vehicles of motorists and oregon imposing good connected immoderate motorist arsenic doing truthful is wrongful, oppressive and unlawful by themselves. 

The tribunal besides made an bid of perpetual injunction restraining the respondents whether by themselves, agents, privies, allies oregon anybody acting connected behalf of the 1st Respondent from further violating the rights of Nigerians to state of movement, presumption of innocence and close to ain spot without lawful justification.