In a landmark judgment delivered on Thursday, Justice M. S. Shuaibu held that FRSC officials acted outside the powers conferred on them by law when they stopped, questioned, and delayed motorists on township roads in Kano in July 2025.
The Federal High Court sitting in Kano State has ruled that the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has no legal authority to operate on state and local government roads, declaring the commission's activities on township roads within Kano metropolis unlawful and a violation of citizens' fundamental rights.
In a landmark judgment delivered on Thursday, Justice M. S. Shuaibu held that FRSC officials acted outside the powers conferred on them by law when they stopped, questioned, and delayed motorists on township roads in Kano in July 2025.
The case was instituted by Kano-based lawyer, Abba Hikima, Esq., who challenged the legality of the commission's operations after he was stopped by FRSC operatives on a township road despite allegedly committing no traffic offence.
In his judgment, Justice Shuaibu ruled that the actions of the FRSC officers violated the applicant's constitutional rights to personal liberty and freedom of movement as guaranteed under Sections 35 and 41 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
