Court restrains FRSC from enforcing traffic rules on Kano State roads

A Federal High Court successful Kano has ruled that officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) person nary ineligible authorization to transportation retired enforcement connected authorities and section authorities roads successful Kano.

In a judgement delivered on Thursday, Justice M. S. Shuaibu held that the committee acted extracurricular its powers erstwhile its officers stopped, questioned and delayed motorists connected township roads successful July 2025.

The lawsuit was filed by Kano lawyer Abba Hikima, who challenged the actions of FRSC officers aft they stopped him and different motorists to petition driving licences contempt nary postulation offence having been committed.

The justice held that the officers’ actions violated the law rights of motorists to idiosyncratic liberty and state of movement.

The tribunal granted the lawyer’s requests, including an bid permanently restraining FRSC officials from stopping oregon harassing motorists connected Kano State roads without ineligible authority.

The tribunal besides directed the committee to people a nationalist apology successful a nationalist paper and awarded Hikima N800,000 successful damages and ineligible costs.

Hikima had argued that the FRSC’s powers are constricted to national highways and bash not widen to roads managed by authorities oregon section governments.

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