To Seize Vehicles

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, on Thursday, affirmed an earlier judgment banning the Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) from enforcing traffic laws, and awarded N1 million in damages to Abuja motorist, Abubakar Marshal. The appellate court’s decision upholds the ruling of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which had declared that the Directorate of Road Services (popularly known as VIO) lacks the legal authority to confiscate vehicles or impose […]