Patrol officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) can operate on all roads within Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Court of Appeal has ruled.
Justice Okong Abang gave this verdict on Monday while passing the lead judgment in an appeal no: CA/ABJ/CV/243 /2022, filed by Barrister Igwe Onyesom Ugochukwu against the FRSC, Dr. Lawal Akeem O. and Dr. Isaac Nwokeukwu (1st to 3rd respondents).
Following his altercation with the FRSC officials which led to his car being seized for violating traffic rules, the appellant had sued the FRSC at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on March 9, 2021, before Justice A. I. Chikere, but lost out.
Dissatisfied, the appellant’s lawyer, Austine Ogezi, urged the appellate court to set aside the lower court’s judgment and hold that it was wrong to hold that the FRSC can operate on all public roads including Shehu Shagari way inside the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
