JUST IN: Police suspend enforcement of tinted glass permit

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has announced the suspension of the enforcement of the vehicle tinted glass permit, following a court order halting the exercise.

Confirming the development, the Spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, stated during an interview on AIT on Wednesday that the police officially decided to comply after receiving the court order.

According to Adeh, the suspension takes immediate effect and will remain in place pending further legal clarifications and directives from the appropriate authorities.

“Information reaching me from the office of the PRO is that the order has been received and the enforcement of the tinted permit is now on hold pending the court’s verdict,” Adeh said.

She explained that the directive to suspend enforcement would remain in place pending the outcome of the ongoing legal process.

“We are waiting for the verdict. We are not against the courts, and we will continue to wait until we get a verdict,” she added.

Addressing public concerns about the purpose of the tinted glass regulation, Adeh clarified that it was introduced for security reasons, noting that some criminal activities had been carried out using vehicles with darkened windows.

“The law was not made by us. We are enforcers. The policy was purely security-driven. Some criminals were using tinted vehicles to commit offences, making it difficult for law enforcement to identify suspects,” she said.

Adeh also dismissed claims that the policy was designed for financial gain, explaining that all payments related to tinted permits are made directly into the Federal Government’s Treasury Single Account (TSA), not to the police.