FRSC Has No Right To Operate On Township Roads, Court Declares

“The issue of the operational jurisdictions of the FRSC has been settled by the Court of Appeal in the case of FRSC v. Barr Oko Omono Obla (2010) 15 NWLR (Pt. 1217) 635,” plaintiff’s counsel declared.

While delivering judgment, the court held that, “it should be noted that the case of plaintiff on the issue is that the exercise of power to stop vehicle as well as impose fine and penalty as appropriated must be limited to areas designated by the law establishing the Commission. 

“It is restricted to the Federal Highways and that is the intention of the legislature as expressed in the FRSC establishments Act 2007.

“Consequently, the plaintiff agrees that the power of Federal Road Safety Commission to Stop vehicles and impose fine and penalty and enforce payment of same are not in doubt, provided such powers are exercised within areas or locations permitted by law.