A video circulating on social media has drawn attention to the condition of a Vehicle Inspection Officers’ (VIO) official vehicle in Asaba, Delta State, after a man confronted the officers over what he described as worn-out tyres and missing wheel nuts.
The footage, posted on X on Monday by a user identified as DammieDammie, shows the man drawing attention to the officers’ vehicle and pointing out its apparent defects. In the clip, he highlights that the tyres appear worn out and that wheel nuts are missing from the vehicle.
“Look at them, they don’t have tyres. Their tyre is already worn out. No bolt here, and they are stopping people on the road that they don’t have bolt,” the man is heard saying in the video.
He went on to question why the officers were stopping motorists over missing wheel nuts when their own vehicle allegedly had similar faults.
“Look at it. Their tyre is already worn out, but they are holding people on the road that they don’t have wheel nuts. Look at it. Their tyre is already worn out. No bolt here,” he added.
The video also appears to show that the officers’ vehicle has a missing or defective front headlight, raising further questions about its roadworthiness.
Sharing the footage, DammieDammie wrote, “VIO officers vehicle tyres have work out badly, some bolts are also missing in their tyres and yet they’re stopping people on the road for bad tyres.”
The incident has drawn attention to the need for vehicle inspection officers to ensure that their own official vehicles meet the roadworthiness standards they enforce on other motorists. The video has sparked discussion online about the consistency of enforcement, with the condition of the officers’ vehicle at the centre of the criticism.
