Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has written the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, asking him to immediately halt the nationwide enforcement of the Tinted Glass Permit (TGP).
 
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) had earlier announced that nationwide enforcement of the TGP would commence on October 2, 2025, in line with directives from the IGP.
 
The announcement, contained in a statement signed by Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for Zone 7 Headquarters, Abuja, Mohammed Halima, stressed that the operation would be carried out in strict compliance with the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Act, 2004.
 
According to the police, the Act remains a vital security measure aimed at curbing criminal activities and enhancing public safety. They urged motorists to ensure their vehicles were covered by valid and verifiable TGPs before the deadline.
 
“The grace period previously granted for obtaining or renewing TGPs has now expired. Vehicles with tinted glasses must now present approved permits during checks or face sanctions,” the statement warned.
 
Enforcement of tinted glass regulations, the police noted, has long been a security strategy, given concerns that unregulated use of tinted vehicles aids the concealment of criminals and arms.
 
But the NBA, in the letter it served the IGP yesterday, drew his attention to the fact that issues surrounding the legality of the tinted glass policy were already pending before the Federal High Court in Abuja, warning that “the Nigeria Police, as a law enforcement agency, should know better not to be lawless.”
 
This came on a day police officers, who were on the street to enforce the orders of the Assistant Inspector-General, AIG, Zone 5, on tinted glass permit, allegedly impounded a vehicle belonging to a judge of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), in Delta State.
 
Reacting to the development, the NBA, through the Chairman of its Special Public Interest Litigation Committee (NBA-SPIDEL), Kunle Edun (SAN), told newsmen that human rights committees of the 130 branches of the association had been activated to offer free legal services to motorists.
 
He said: “We shall invoke the powers of the court to ensure that NPF does not trample on the rights of Nigerians. Any citizen who is harassed by the police in the purported enforcement of the illegal tinted glass permit by the police should be free to contact any of the NBA branches. The Human Rights Committees of the 130 branches of the NBA in Nigeria are ready to offer pro bono services to anyone who is harassed.”

“It has been estimated that the police may generate at least N3 billion within a month from the enforcement, thus, turning the police into a revenue-generating agency of the Federal Government instead of focusing on the more serious issues of crime.”