Deborah Akinyosoye
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it is prepared to begin the enforcement of tinted glass permit policy on October 2, despite the ongoing court proceedings.
In April 2025, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, introduced a policy requiring motorists to obtain annual tinted glass permits from the NPF at a cost of N14,200.
In August 2025, the IGP approved a 52-day extension of the enforcement deadline, moving the commencement date to October 2, 2025.The police cited a significant rise in permit applications through its official portal as evidence of growing public compliance with the directive.
However, at the National Executive Council meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) held on August 23, 2025, in Enugu, the association announced plans to challenge the legality of the tinted glass permit policy in court.
It described the policy as a violation of citizens’ rights and raised several concerns, including questions over the validity of the Motor Tinted Glass (Prohibition) Act (Decree 1991), a military-era law under which the police have anchored the directive.