Court restrains FRSC from enforcing traffic rules on Kano State roads

A Federal High Court in Kano has ruled that officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have no legal authority to carry out enforcement on state and local government roads in Kano. Justice M. S. Shuaibu held that the officers' actions in July 2025, stopping and questioning motorists without any traffic offence, violated constitutional rights to personal liberty and freedom of movement. Lawyer Abba Hikima, who filed the case after being stopped without cause, secured a permanent injunction restraining FRSC from such actions. The court also ordered the commission to publish a public apology and pay Hikima N800,000 in damages and costs.