Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, affirmed the judgment barring the Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, and its enforcers - the Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs) - from confiscating vehicles or imposing fines on motorists.

A three-member panel of the court unanimously dismissed the appeal filed by the DRTS and other FCT officials challenging the 2 October 2024 verdict of the Federal High Court in Abuja.

In the lead judgement read by Oyejoju Oyewumi, the court said it saw no reason to overturn the Federal high Court's judgement and went on to dismiss the appeal for lacking in merit.

Trial judge Evelyn Maha of the Federal High Court in Abuja had in her ju...