Nigeria, May 7 -- The Abia Civil Society Network, ACSON, has urged the state government led by Governor Alex Otti to heed a Federal High Court judgement and extant legal provisions and direct the immediate withdrawal of Vehicle Inspection Officers, VIOs, from all road operations in the state.

The group demands that all forms of on-road enforcement by VIOs, including stopping, inspecting, impounding vehicles, and collecting fines, be halted immediately.

Recall that on 2nd October 2024, the Federal High Court in Abuja, in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1695/2023, presided over by Justice Nkeonye Evelyn Maha, declared that Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs) have no legal authority under existing laws to stop vehicles, impound them, or levy fines on m...