The Nigeria Police Force has suspended the enforcement of vehicle tinted glass permits in accordance with a court order that has temporarily halted the process.

SP Josephine Adeh, the spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, made the announcement during an interview on AIT on Wednesday.

She further confirmed that the police's decision to suspend the enforcement was made after the court order was formally received.

“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 explained that the directive to suspend enforcement would remain in place until the ongoing legal process is concluded.

“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.

Adeh explained that the tinted glass regulation was implemented for security purposes, as some criminal acts involved 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.

Adeh also rejected the notion that the policy exists for financial profit, clarifying that all payments for tinted permits are deposited directly into the Federal Government’s Treasury Single Account (TSA), not the police.

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