Nigeria Police have suspended the enforcement of tinted glass permit.
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has announced the suspension of the enforcement of vehicle tinted glass permits following a court order halting the exercise.
The spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this during an interview on AIT on Wednesday, stating that the decision came after the police formally received the court directive.
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According to Adeh, the suspension will remain in effect until the court delivers its verdict on the ongoing legal challenge. “Information reaching me from the office of the Force PRO is that the order has been received, and the enforcement of the tinted permit is now on hold pending the court’s verdict,” she said. “We are waiting for the verdict. We are not against the courts, and we will continue to wait until a decision is reached.”
Adeh explained that the tinted glass permit policy was initially introduced for security reasons, noting that it became necessary after reports showed that some criminal elements were using vehicles with darkened windows to commit offences, making it difficult for law enforcement to identify suspects.
She also dismissed public claims suggesting that the policy was financially motivated, clarifying that all payments related to tinted glass permits are made directly into the Federal Government’s Treasury Single Account (TSA), not to the Police.
“The law was not made by us; we are only enforcers,” she stressed. “The policy was purely security-driven, as it was discovered that some criminals were using tinted vehicles to carry out crimes.”
With the enforcement now suspended, motorists across the country will not be penalized for driving vehicles with tinted windows until the court concludes the matter and issues a final ruling.
