VIO impounds 100 vehicles in Kano,
Generates 14.1 million in six months
Revenue
By Aminu Garko
Kano No fewer than 100 faulty vehicles have been impounded by the Kano Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) in the last six months in different parts of the state..
The Chief Vehicle Inspector Officer ,Hassan Garba, disclosed this while speaking to newsmen in Kano on Friday.
Garba said that two faulty vehicles belonging to its officers. we’re also impounded.
According to him, the vehicles impounded were both commercial and private, “but commercial vehicles were higher in number.”
He added that, “we are also making sure that the vehicles we arrest are put in good shape before releasing them.
“What we do is that when we arrest vehicles, we send them for inspection test; and ensure that all the faults are fixed before releasing them.”he said.
He also said that the VIO generated N14, 162, 000 between January and June, 2023, even though it targeted a revenue generation of N150 million for the year, 2023.
Garba, however, decried the shortfall in revenue generation, blaming it on hitches experienced through the consultants in the Board of Internal Revenue.
“We were not able to meet our revenue generation target due to some hitches occasioned by consultants in the Board of Internal Revenue
“But we expect to generate more revenue now that the administration of His Excellency, . Abba Kabir Yusuf has called-off the services of the consultants,” he said.
Garba said Kano VIO has concluded plans to computerize revenue collection so as to avoid leakages, and boost revenue generation.(
