The Kano State Vehicle Inspection Department says it has generated N14.2 million as internal revenue from various fines in the last six months.
The traffic agency also said it impounded no fewer than 100 faulty vehicles within the period under review across the state.
The Chief Vehicle Inspection Officer, Mr Hassan Garba, who disclosed this to newsmen in Kano on Friday, said the operation was between January and June.
Garba said among the impounded vehicles were two cars belonging to its officers.
He said both commercial and private vehicles that breached the state traffic laws were impounded during the exercise, adding however that “commercial vehicles are higher in number”.
The officer, however, noted that the impounded vehicles were released to their owners as soon as they were put in good condition.
“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 further revealed that the unit within the period under review, generated N14. 2 million from the projected N150 million revenue generation for the current year.
Garba, however, blamed the dwindled revenue generated on hitches from 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 the department had concluded plans to computerise its revenue collection, to block all identified leakages and boost revenue generation.
