The Nigeria Police Force announced on Wednesday that it has suspended the enforcement of vehicle tinted glass permits following a court order stopping the exercise.
Spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed this in an interview with Africa Independent Television (AIT).
She stated that the suspension was a direct response to the official receipt of the court order.
Adeh said, “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”.
She added that the suspension would remain in effect until the legal process is concluded.
Adeh said, “We are waiting for the verdict. We are not against the courts, and we will continue to wait until we get a verdict”.
Addressing concerns about why tinted glass regulation exists, Adeh clarified that the measure was introduced primarily for security purposes, highlighting that some crimes had been committed 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.
She dismissed speculations that the regulation was revenue-driven, stressing that all payments related to tinted permits go directly into the Federal Government’s Treasury Single Account (TSA), not the police.
