This is as a Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, on Friday, October 3, ordered the Nigeria Police Force and the Inspector-General of Police to suspend the enforcement.
A total of twenty-five vehicles have been seized by the Delta State Police Command while enforcing the tinted glass permit violation.
The enforcement comes as the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, on Friday, October 3, ordered the Nigeria Police Force and the Inspector-General of Police to suspend the enforcement of the tinted glass permit by vehicle owners.
The court asked the police and the IGP to maintain the status quo and “respect judicial processes pending further proceedings in the matter.”
In April, the Nigeria Police Force announced it had resumed the issuance of tinted glass permits nationwide through the Police Specialised Services Automation Project, after suspending the scheme in 2022.
Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, initially set an August 12 deadline for motorists to obtain the permits, but later extended it to October 2.
The Police defended the policy as lawful, citing the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Act of 1991 and national security concerns.
In a statement on Friday, October 3, via its X account, @DeltaPoliceNG said, "Enforcement of tint permits. Twenty-five vehicles were impounded for driving a tinted vehicle without a tinted permit in Asaba.
"Visit @POSSAP_NGG website today and get it done or your police state headquarters."