VIO Lacks Legal Rights To Stop, Impound, Impose Fines On Motorists – Court Rules

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The Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Directorate of Road Traffic Services, also known as the Vehicle Inspection Officer (VIO), from stopping vehicles on the road, seizing or taking them away, and charging fines to drivers.

Justice Evelyn Maha gave the order on Wednesday in a fundamental rights enforcement suit FHC/ABJ/CS/1695/2023, initiated by a human rights activist and public-interest attorney, Abubakar Marshal.

In her ruling, Justice Maha affirmed Marshal’s assertion that VIO and its officials lacked legal basis to stop, impound, or confiscate vehicles, or to impose…

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