Following the receipt of a court order, the Nigeria Police Force has announced the suspension of the enforcement of the controversial tinted glass permit.
Spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, SP Josephine Adeh, who stated this on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 during an interview on AIT, said the directive to suspend the enforcement came immediately after the court order was officially received.
According to Adeh; “Information reaching me now is that the order has been received and the enforcement of the tinted permit is now on hold”.
Adeh stated on the police decision to suspend the controversial policy.
The suspension of the controversial policy followed widespread public criticism and legal challenges that outrightly questioned the legality, transparency, and alleged extortion associated with the permit process.
Responding to insinuations that the policy was designed to enrich police officers,
Adeh dismissed insinuations alleging that the policy was designed to enrich police officers, saying that payments for the tinted permit are made directly into the federal government’s Treasury Single Account (TSA), and not into police coffers.
The police spokesperson for the FCT, stressed that the rationale behind the tinted glass regulation was strictly security-driven against the backdrop of a rise in crimes committed with vehicles bearing tinted windows.
In the words of Adeh; “It is basically because of the security issues that we had the policy. Some criminals were using tinted vehicles to commit offences, making it difficult for law enforcement officers to identify such suspects”.
Adeh said that the police has respect for judicial processes, thus assured that the enforcement would remain suspended pending the outcome of the ongoing legal proceedings.
She further said; “We are waiting for the verdict; we are not against the courts, and we will continue to wait until we get a verdict”.
The suspension marked a significant relief for motorists who had expressed frustration over the enforcement.
