The Nigeria Police Force announced on Wednesday that the enforcement of the vehicle tinted glass permit has been suspended due to a court order suspending the action.
SP Josephine Adeh, spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, revealed this in an interview with Africa Independent Television (AIT).
She stated that the decision to cease enforcement occurred when the police officially got 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.”
Revealing that the directive to suspend enforcement would remain in place pending the outcome of the ongoing legal process, 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”.
In response to public concerns regarding the aim of the tinted glass legislation, Adeh stated that it was implemented for security reasons, noting that some illicit acts were carried out using automobiles 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 refuted suggestions that the regulation was intended for financial advantage, saying that all payments for tinted permits are made directly to the Federal Government’s Treasury Single Account (TSA), not the police.
