The Nigeria Police Force has put a pause to the enforcement of tinted glass permits across the country, following a court order halting the exercise.
Spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the development during an interview on Africa Independent Television (AIT) on Wednesday.
According to her, the Force received an official court order directing it to stop the enforcement pending further judgment.
“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 added that the suspension would remain in place until the court delivers its decision on the matter.
“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 explained that the policy was introduced purely for security reasons, as criminals had often used darkened vehicles to evade identification.
“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 explained.
She also dismissed allegations that the policy was a revenue-generation scheme, clarifying that all payments for tinted permits are made directly into the Federal Government’s Treasury Single Account (TSA), not to the police.
