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[oseni rufai @ruffydfire]

*The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, affirmed a judgment barring the Directorate of Road Traffic Services and Vehicle Inspection Officers from stopping motorists, confiscating vehicles, or imposing fines on road users.*

In a unanimous decision, a three-member panel held that there was no basis to overturn the Federal High Court’s ruling of October 16, 2024, which prohibited VIO officials from harassing motorists.

The appeal filed by the VIO was dismissed for lacking merit in the lead judgment delivered by Justice Oyejoju Oyewumi.

Justice Nkeonye Maha of the Federal High Court had earlier ruled that no law empowered VIO officials to stop, impound, confiscate, seize, or impose fines on motorists.

The ruling followed a fundamental rights suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1695/2023, filed by public interest lawyer, Abubakar Marshal.

Marshal told the court that VIO operatives forcefully stopped him at Jabi District on December 12, 2023, and confiscated his vehicle without lawful justification.

He asked the court to declare their actions wrongful, oppressive, unlawful, and a gross violation of his fundamental rights.

In granting the reliefs sought, Justice Maha restrained the DRTS, its agents, and assigns from impounding or confiscating vehicles or imposing fines on motorists, describing such actions as oppressive and unlawful.

The court also issued a perpetual injunction preventing further violations of Nigerians’ rights to freedom of movement, presumption of innocence, and the right to own property.

The judge held that only a court of competent jurisdiction could impose sanctions or fines on motorists.

She further ruled that the respondents had violated the applicant’s constitutional right to own property under section 42 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and Article 14 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

The court held that the respondents lacked statutory powers to impound vehicles or impose fines, stressing that doing so breached motorists’ rights to fair hearing, freedom of movement, and presumption of innocence under Sections 6(6)(b), 36(1), 36(8), 36(12), 41 and 42 of the Constitution, as well as Articles 2, 7(3), 12 and 14 of the African Charter.

Marshal, represented by a legal team led by Femi Falana (SAN), had sought N500 million in general and aggravated damages and an apology in three national newspapers.

The court instead awarded N2.5 million in damages.

[Seun Remi @seunremmy]

@aanuajayi Interesting

[Seun Remi @seunremmy]

@rejoice_simeon Congratulations... More wins

[Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai @elrufai]

SUNDAY WISDOM: One day Deng Xiaoping decided to take his grandson to visit Mao Zedong. "Call me granduncle," Mao offered warmly. "Oh, I certainly couldn't do that, Chairman Mao," the awe-struck child replied. "Why don't you give him an apple?" suggested Deng. No sooner had Mao done so than the boy happily chirped, "Oh thank you, Granduncle." "You see," said Deng (to Mao), "what incentives can achieve." ("Capitalism," 1984, p. 62)

[Seun Remi @seunremmy]

@hasantoxr JS

[Seun Remi @seunremmy]

@rejoice_simeon Dem no know ni

[Seun Remi @seunremmy]

@DrJoeAbah @Djibola7 The very best in my life time

[Seun Remi @seunremmy]

@magnificdude Football is about the only reason we remember we are one nation. I stand to be corrected though.
I wish Nigeria was more united in the real sense of the word ''UNITED''

[Seun Remi @seunremmy]

@DaveShaibu @ZagazOlaMakama You speak like the wealth of experience has proven to be useful

[Seun Remi @seunremmy]

@rejoice_simeon @dhaboy01 Just like that?

[Seun Remi @seunremmy]

@rejoice_simeon Hope you are well

[Seun Remi @seunremmy]

@zealprecious1 @Horiyourme I don't think Liverpool has a right to say this.

[Seun Remi @seunremmy]

@Horiyourme @zealprecious1 They know already, they are just not happy with the fact that Arsenal will be champions of England again. The Real Pride of London.

[Seun Remi @seunremmy]

@zealprecious1 @Horiyourme The one wey we don't carry already abi which one

[Seun Remi @seunremmy]

@zealprecious1 @Horiyourme Please, do not because of his misguided opinion harass arsenal fans. The league is ours for the taking.
Thank you.

[Seun Remi @seunremmy]

@Horiyourme Its safe to say you have a terrible network where you are coz I am using it where I am, it's only that I have not been able to make a single transaction in hours.

[Seun Remi @seunremmy]

@Horiyourme The thing is people don't really hate oppression, all they want is not to be oppressed.

[Seun Remi @seunremmy]

@OjyOkpe @jidesanwoolu Ojineka Okpe.... In Dr @abati1990 's voice. Congratulations

[Seun Remi @seunremmy]

@Horiyourme @IzzyOdeb Just when I was about asking if you are still a Yoruba ma... Patewo fun ra e brother mi

[Seun Remi @seunremmy]

@Horiyourme It's also going to be a call to anarchy, we didn't love him for being an anarchist.