By Editor
A federal high court in Lagos has restrained the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) from impounding vehicles with faded number plates.
In a judgment delivered on Friday, Akintayo Aluko, the presiding judge, also restricted the FRSC from imposing fines or punishing drivers for driving with a faded number plate.
Chinwike Ezebube, a legal practitioner, filed the suit against the FRSC on February 13, 2024.
Amongst the issues raised, Ezebube asked the court to determine “whether the defendant, pursuant to Section 5 (g) and Section 10 (3)(f) of the Federal Road Safety Commission Act 2007 being the sole designer and producer of vehicle number plates in Nigeria, is not absolutely responsible for the quality and durability of the vehicle number plates as are produced by it?
“Whether the defendant can make it an offence and impose a penalty against the plaintiff and or other Nigerians for driving a vehicle with faded vehicle number plates due to poor quality production as designed and produced by the defendant?”
The lawyer also prayed the court to order the FRSC to replace faded number plates at no cost due to their poor quality manufacturing.
