Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- The Akwa Ibom State Government has recalled operatives of the Directorate of Road Traffic Services, otherwise known as the Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), from the state's roads, the Nigerian Bar Association, Uyo Branch, has said.

A court in the state barred the directorate's operatives from stopping and impounding vehicles or imposing fines on motorists.

The directorate, a department in the State Ministry of Transportation, initially complied with the court order and vacated state roads.

However, the operatives resumed operations in February, stopping and impounding vehicles along the roads, particularly Ikot Ekpene Road in Uyo, flouting the court order.

In a statement signed by its secretary, Utomobong Inyang, o...