₦airaland Forum

Sabadon:
the thing about this rule is that those guys ll still disobey and nothing ll happen. Laws re mostly flaunted and nothing happens.

This kind reasoning is exactly why these officers continue to abuse their power. You've learned nothing from this report. How will anything happen if you don't take the lawbreaking officials to court? This guy did and was awarded a N10M compensation but yet you're saying nothing happens. He also said this case sets a precedent .... meaning that should anyone else licence or vehicle be seized by this agency can go to court and quote this case which makes it easy for the judge to rule against the agency....because it was done before. There is millions to get through the court system ...thanks to these law breaking officials ...but a case must be filed . The nothing happens mentality gives them more power to abuse .

the best is putting the FRSC under POLICE Affiliation like "TRAFFIC POLICE", with that they CONFER whole POWER and AUTHORITY. while FRSC jus issue LICENCES and CAR DOC only like our own "DVLA", A DVLA officer will never be on road to check licenses of cars or driver "NO", only during DRIVING TEST u see dem in HI Vs, dem sef dey call police on ppl and not take law into their HANDS

Hi

Good one Doc.
Hope the FRSC will learn.

Exactly my brother...this is best comment I'm seeing today...Let him that have ears...let him hear

Sellfish:
"Lawful Justification" they said


Good luck with anyone else relying on that judgement ...before Dem go determine what is or isn't "lawful Justification", you fit don rest for Kuje prison like 3 months


If these law officers can't find anything to pin on you, they can just seize both you and the vehicle on suspicions of terrorism and hand you over to DSS for "further investigation"


Best practice when dealing with these people is to be courteous, show them what papers they ask, and give them even if na two hundred naira when they ask for "anything for the bois"

The Court won't be there to help you if they decide to waste your time with trumped up allegations ...before your lawyer go file case to enforce your right, irreparable damage may have been done to you..

Nigeria is far too rotten for anyone to gamble with his life in the name of "enforcing his human right"...

Sellfish:
"Lawful Justification" they said


Good luck with anyone else relying on that judgement ...before Dem go determine what is or isn't "lawful Justification", you fit don rest for Kuje prison like 3 months


If these law officers can't find anything to pin on you, they can just seize both you and the vehicle on suspicions of terrorism and hand you over to DSS for "further investigation"


Best practice when dealing with these people is to be courteous, show them what papers they ask, and give them even if na two hundred naira when they ask for "anything for the bois"

The Court won't be there to help you if they decide to waste your time with trumped up allegations ...before your lawyer go file case to enforce your right, irreparable damage may have been done to you..

Nigeria is far too rotten for anyone to gamble with his life in the name of "enforcing his human right"...

Nawa oO for an average Nigerian. How on earth do you guys expect things to change if you guys keep compromising and yielding to extortion and all sorts of irregularities? Someone that had the resources and time decided to fight for you guys in court, and yet most of you are saying that he wasted his time. What kind of people are you guys?

If they are allowed to pay those officers will be fired.

Originalsly:
This kind reasoning is exactly why these officers continue to abuse their power. You've learned nothing from this report. How will anything happen if you don't take the lawbreaking officials to court? This guy did and was awarded a N10M compensation but yet you're saying nothing happens. He also said this case sets a precedent .... meaning that should anyone else licence or vehicle be seized by this agency can go to court and quote this case which makes it easy for the judge to rule against the agency....because it was done before. There is millions to get through the court system ...thanks to these law breaking officials ...but a case must be filed . The nothing happens mentality gives them more power to abuse .

With what people are saying and endorsing here,, Nigerians still have a long way to go. I have never seen a group of people that lack basic principles in life. Always looking for the easiest way out...

ksmart027:
This guy's don't obey court order. Road safety has been instructed by the court to only operate on federal roads but they still operate on states road. Vio also have been banned from operating on The road, did the obey that judgement, definitely no. This judgement is another waste of time.

You remain ignorant

Morbeta11:
https://saharareporters.com/2025/07/28/appeal-court-rules-frsc-lacks-power-seize-drivers-licences-vehicles-without-legal#google_vignette

This verdict is over ambiguous and too open.

Let the Appeal Court tell the common man where does "lawful justification" start from and end?

Na my oga go happy pass
His argument against the waus and operation of the frsc

police also lacks the power to apprehend vehicles that are involved in accident.
how can one explain a situation where police officers take a vehicle to their station that was involved in an accident and wait for the culprits to pay before releasing the vehicles?

From all the comments I have read up there, I realize most of you are cowards and it will be very foolish for anyone to put himself in front for you guys, with people like this, this country is going nowhere. It will be like this for the next 50 years. Haba, and the sad thing is most comments are from the so called educated youths from the southern part of the country, while the northerners that you people claim are not so “educated “ will never allow their rights to be infringed upon without fighting back, especially when there is a law like this to back them. Shame on you all educated people.
VIO in Abuja no longer randomly stop cars, they have apps that they use to check if your papers have expired, and is only then they stop you. This was made possible by a court ruling.

One wanted to ask me for papers, I told him to use the VIO app to check my number plates, if him no get, make him commot for road, he just walked away. Try to update yourself.

Fake judgement and not tenable with the FRSC extant laws.

Safeguarding lives and property on Nigeria Roads.

Morbeta11:
https://saharareporters.com/2025/07/28/appeal-court-rules-frsc-lacks-power-seize-drivers-licences-vehicles-without-legal#google_vignette

Nice one. Hope the judgement will cover other parts of the country

Ibehchizzy:
It’s. Not gonna be obeyed
So what’s the point

Bvvcfff

One can go to the court for a redress.

Ever heard of garnishee order?

spencekat:
Great judgement. This will surely drum sanity into FRSC. Let the case get to SC for the final nailing on FRSC's coffin.

Are you not in Nigeria? This is a fair judgement, however its implementation will be another story.

Police has been asked not to check peoples phones, it….

Originalsly:
This kind reasoning is exactly why these officers continue to abuse their power. You've learned nothing from this report. How will anything happen if you don't take the lawbreaking officials to court? This guy did and was awarded a N10M compensation but yet you're saying nothing happens. He also said this case sets a precedent .... meaning that should anyone else licence or vehicle be seized by this agency can go to court and quote this case which makes it easy for the judge to rule against the agency....because it was done before. There is millions to get through the court system ...thanks to these law breaking officials ...but a case must be filed . The nothing happens mentality gives them more power to abuse .

you re right my brother, just that sometimes the bureaucracy involved is draining and most times you ll get frustrated trying to see it through. If only the legal system was swift in dispensing judgment, more people would be assessing it.

Morbeta11:
https://saharareporters.com/2025/07/28/appeal-court-rules-frsc-lacks-power-seize-drivers-licences-vehicles-without-legal#google_vignette

5 long years for this simple case ? Our justice system is huge part of our problems in this country.

omoh... i cant imagine what ive been through in the hands of this FRSC.....so its actually illegal to sieze licence and documents... kudos to this guy for taking it up...

Morbeta11:
https://saharareporters.com/2025/07/28/appeal-court-rules-frsc-lacks-power-seize-drivers-licences-vehicles-without-legal#google_vignette

What constitutes " lawful justification" as given in the judgement?

Sabadon:
the thing about this rule is that those guys ll still disobey and nothing ll happen. Laws re mostly flaunted and nothing happens.

The law exists and work but most Nigerians are rather too impatient to follow it through,that's the advantage most of these law enforcement guys use to exploit people because they know you can't follow the law through.

Sellfish:
"Lawful Justification" they said


Good luck with anyone else relying on that judgement ...before Dem go determine what is or isn't "lawful Justification", you fit don rest for Kuje prison like 3 months


If these law officers can't find anything to pin on you, they can just seize both you and the vehicle on suspicions of terrorism and hand you over to DSS for "further investigation"


Best practice when dealing with these people is to be courteous, show them what papers they ask, and give them even if na two hundred naira when they ask for "anything for the bois"

The Court won't be there to help you if they decide to waste your time with trumped up allegations ...before your lawyer go file case to enforce your right, irreparable damage may have been done to you..

Nigeria is far too rotten for anyone to gamble with his life in the name of "enforcing his human right"...

When the order was made that frsc officials shouldn't chase after motorist it has been effective since then.....u no longer see them chasing after motorist as they used to do.however I agree with u that you should be able to read the moment and have a positive attitude towards this guy's so as to avoid stories that touch.....being nice and friendly a lone can get you out of 95% situations with them.

spencekat:
Great judgement. This will surely drum sanity into FRSC. Let the case get to SC for the final nailing on FRSC's coffin.

They should have complaints units that are effective just as the police......many if them deserve to be reported.

Lukuluku69:
I hope they will comply. I know they won't. To them fellow Nigerians are just ATM Machine.

Even where there is a Clear Cut Policy Statement, they won't comply. How many Times have we heard this from the Police IG about Searching Passerby? Phones? Luggage and bags? Have they stopped? Will they stop?

Police doesn't search phones anymore it's been a long time I saw that.

Meeezzzy:
You did the right thing bro, FRSC are so corrupt and unprofessional, what amaze me is that they don't even know how to do their jobs, me now I use my official ID to avoid unnecessary argument and waste of time from the so called FRSC dumb officers, but mind you they still have a lot of Good officers among them. I will not even talk about VIO those ones are the real Yahoo boiz.

.those ones deserve correct beating!! People who can't afford car tyre or buy cars their whole life will be telling car owners how to use their cars....their lack of common sense don't make them realise how much they disrupt the productivity of many private people..... instead of just issuing tickets for any offence and tell you to go,they will insist on wrecking your whole day.

Lithiumite:
Police doesn't search phones anymore it's been a long time I saw that.

Depends on where you are at. I still saw them Searching Phones and bags on Badagry Expressway yesterday at Agboju-Alakija axis. While at it, they asked guys to disembark from Bikes too and subject them to Searches.

This I saw with my own eyes.

Lukuluku69:
Depends on where you are at. I still saw them Searching Phones and bags on Badagry Expressway yesterday at Agboju-Alakija axis. While at it, they asked guys to disembark from Bikes too and subject them to Searches.

This I saw with my own eyes.

Bags yes,but phones no!!

Sellfish:
"Lawful Justification" they said


Good luck with anyone else relying on that judgement ...before Dem go determine what is or isn't "lawful Justification", you fit don rest for Kuje prison like 3 months


If these law officers can't find anything to pin on you, they can just seize both you and the vehicle on suspicions of terrorism and hand you over to DSS for "further investigation"


Best practice when dealing with these people is to be courteous, show them what papers they ask, and give them even if na two hundred naira when they ask for "anything for the bois"

The Court won't be there to help you if they decide to waste your time with trumped up allegations ...before your lawyer go file case to enforce your right, irreparable damage may have been done to you..

Nigeria is far too rotten for anyone to gamble with his life in the name of "enforcing his human right"...

It started with attitudes such as yours.

Stop giving these entitled brats money. Have your documents and all that is required to drive.

Stop encouraging impunity. From asking for "something", they will eventually graduate to "demanding" for something.

tnerro1:
From all the comments I have read up there, I realize most of you are cowards and it will be very foolish for anyone to put himself in front for you guys, with people like this, this country is going nowhere. It will be like this for the next 50 years. Haba, and the sad thing is most comments are from the so called educated youths from the southern part of the country, while the northerners that you people claim are not so “educated “ will never allow their rights to be infringed upon without fighting back, especially when there is a law like this to back them. Shame on you all educated people.
VIO in Abuja no longer randomly stop cars, they have apps that they use to check if your papers have expired, and is only then they stop you. This was made possible by a court ruling.

One wanted to ask me for papers, I told him to use the VIO app to check my number plates, if him no get, make him commot for road, he just walked away. Try to update yourself.

Keep up the good work. We will get there eventually.

It is really sad to see 'educated' folks roll over to be whipped by these agencies.