Following an Abuja High Court ban on the Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) from arresting, fining and confiscating motorists’ vehicles for traffic offences, Nigerians have taken to X, the microblogging platform, to celebrate the ruling.

While expressing their joy, some of the users also hoped the ruling would help reshape traffic enforcement practices in Nigeria.

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Good riddance, but measures must be put in place to ensure motorists’ compliance to safety rules👏— Kai (@RobinVanHavertz) October 4, 2024
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“Good riddance, but measures must be put in place to ensure motorists’ compliance to safety rules,” an X user with the name @RobinVanHavertz wrote on Friday.

Bro, na me this news go favour pass, have seen shege from this guys hands in Abuja 😄— MacConkey (@_MarkusAudu) October 4, 2024
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“Bro, na me this news go favour pass, have seen shege from this guys hands in Abuja,” another user with the name @_MarkusAudu posted.

Henceforth, any VIO officer that stops me ehh, e don be for am. Most of these officers behave so uncouthly. No level of professionalism. 😡😡😡😡— Queeneth Onwuka (@OnwukaQueeneth) October 4, 2024
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“Henceforth, any VIO officer that stops me ehh, e don be for am. Most of these officers behave so uncouthly [sic]. No level of professionalism,” posted a third user with the name @OnwukaQueeneth.

Good move. Those vio officers are of no use on the expect to impound vehicles for no reason— ADE FORTUNE (@AmproEngr) October 3, 2024
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“Good move. Those VIO officers are of no use on the expect to impound vehicles for no reason [sic],” a fourth X user with the name @AmproEngr wrote.

I hate the colour of their vehicles. 🙌— Alli Mide (@mide_alli) October 3, 2024
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“I hate the colour of their vehicles,” a fifth user with the name @mide_alli wrote.

Hope this is not social media restraining?Make them no go arrest us tomorrow 😁Whenever I see them,am always scared I hope the laws sef comes to Lagos too— 👑 THE NEXT OBA OF LAGOS 👑 (@KRASICMUTU) October 3, 2024
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“Hope this is not social media restraining? Make them no go arrest us tomorrow. Whenever I see them, am always scared. I hope the laws sef comes to Lagos too [sic],” @KRASICMUTU, a sixth user, wrote.

Wednesday’s landmark decision is expected to protect motorists’ rights, ensuring their freedom of movement and property ownership without any unlawful interference by state-level agencies.

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